More than 10,000 candidates have looked for work in Nasarawa State’s ongoing recruitment of 1,000 primary school teachers under a special initiative created to strengthen staffing in rural schools.
The Senior Unique Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Sule on Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba, divulged this throughout a bi-monthly media instruction held on Monday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Secretariat in Lafia.
According to Ahemba, the recruitment workout, collaborated by the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), was approved to tackle the shortage of teachers in underserved communities across the state.
He described that the state federal government engaged an independent consulting firm to manage the recruitment procedure in a quote to ensure transparency, fairness and reliability.
Ahemba noted that the exercise drew in a frustrating variety of applicants, although just a little portion met the necessary standard throughout the screening phase.
He stated over 10,000 candidates sent applications for the offered positions, while about 8,000 ultimately took part in the qualifying assessment performed by the consulting firm.
Of those who sat for the assessment, only 600 prospects succeeded, a figure substantially listed below the government’s target of hiring 1,000 instructors.
He revealed that the consulting company had completed its assignment and sent the outcome of the workout to SUBEB for the next stage of the recruitment procedure.
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According to him, the board is currently evaluating the outcomes to ensure that just appropriately qualified candidates are considered for employment.
Ahemba repeated that effective candidates from all 13 city government locations would be deployed specifically to rural schools, where teacher lacks have actually continued to affect finding out outcomes.
He said the rural publishing policy types part of the state’s method to enhance access to quality fundamental education in hard-to-reach communities.
The governor’s aide recommended candidates to remain patient and await more communication from SUBEB and the consulting company concerning the subsequent phases of the recruitment workout.
He reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to preserving a merit-driven selection procedure, stressing that the objective is to hire proficient instructors capable of improving education delivery throughout rural parts of Nasarawa State.