Education Ministry Set to Recruit 2850 Teachers, Non-Teaching Staff after Getting Money for Hiring

The Ministry of Education and Sports will, through the Education Service Commission (ESC), go ahead to hire up to 2,852 teachers and non-teaching staff after approval of funds for recruitment to take place.

Parliament approved the funds as part of supplementary expenditure schedule number three for the 2024-2025 financial year after the budget committee approved the same.

The 2,852 teachers and non-teaching staff will be recruited to teach and work in 92 seed secondary schools under phase two of the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program (UGIFT).

The Education Service Commission had asked for Shs 1.3 billion for the recruitment of these teachers and non-teaching staff.

“The Committee observed that Education Service Commission (ESC) requires Shs 1.3 billion to facilitate the Vote to recruit 2,852 teaching and non-teaching staff required to operationalize 92 phase II Seed Secondary Schools under Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program (UGIFT),” the report read in part.

“The Committee recommends approval of Shs 1.3 billion to Vote 132 – Education Senrice Commission (ESC).”

Previously, Parliament had moved to block the recruitment of teachers for seed schools. There was also Shock as Museveni Minister Revealed Bribery, Nepotism in Recruitment of Teachers, Headteachers for World Bank-Funded Seed Schools. (See Details Here, There and Over There).

The list showing names of seed schools recruiting teachers is Here.

You can also see the names of 545 teachers, headteachers and deputies hired by education ministry on government payroll, as well as 700 Teachers Shortlisted for Jobs as Secondary School Headteachers and Deputy Headteachers Here and There.

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