AMMAN —
The Civil Service Bureau on Saturday conducted an exam meant to select and
appoint 2,500 teachers, said the
Ministry of Education, which added that the
exam is required as part of a new hiring mechanism that takes into account
professional competencies, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
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Najwa Al-Qbilat,
secretary-general of the Ministry of Education for Administrative and Financial
Affairs, said that 1,500 teachers were already appointed over the past two
weeks.
She said that the
batch taking the exam is given three days to check the results, then the
Civil Service Bureau sends the lists of names to the Ministry of Education to
complete the appointment procedures by holding an interview, which makes up 20 percent
of the teacher’s mark.
Three teachers who
obtained the highest marks in the exam are interviewed for each vacant teaching
position, according to Qbilat, who indicated that the ministry needs around a
month to complete appointing the required number of teachers.
The ministry
conducted exams for substitute teachers, and on Sunday, all directorates of
education will be provided with lists of successful teachers, with grades
ranking from the highest to the lowest.
Directors of
Ministry of Education departments were asked to fill in all vacancies with
substitute teachers until the permanent ones are hired.
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