Female graduates of educational disciplines complained about the difficulty of obtaining employment in private schools due to the experience requirement. Claims to exclude this requirement from appointment in the first grades, especially for those with university degrees from within the UAE with high grades, while private schools in Abu Dhabi confirmed that the Department of Education and Knowledge requires at least About two years of teaching experience to recruit teachers.
In detail, Emirates Today has received complaints from female university graduates, especially within the UAE, Amal Naseem, Hala Shawqi, Reem Samir and Fatima Mohammed, who are affected by the requirement of schools to have at least two years of experience to be employed as teachers, pointing out that schools offer them opportunities Free training first and then appoint them as a teacher assistant with a salary of not more than AED 2000.
Officials at private schools, who asked not to be named, said that the list of private schools issued by the Department of Education and Knowledge requires that a new teacher must have a university degree in education (bachelor or equivalent from a recognized and accredited educational institution). All certificates and qualifications are duly certified) and at least two years of teaching experience.
Adnan Abbas, assistant director-general of the National Renaissance Schools, said that graduates of the state are given the opportunity to work as a trainee teacher for a year, and then based on their assessment and report of school follow-up they apply again for a teacher job, pointing out that the job of a trainee teacher with a good monthly salary.
He explained that the requirement of two years experience is adhered to residents who have university degrees from outside the State, where they are required to obtain a university qualification in education and a certificate in the specialty to be taught, in addition to two years experience.
While the Department of Education and Knowledge on its official website «Licensing and Qualifications Policy», that until the application of the procedures for obtaining the teacher license from the accredited, the school must employ faculty members who have a notification of appointment issued by the Department so as to be required in the position of a new teacher Have at least a university degree in education (bachelor or equivalent from a recognized and accredited educational institution, all certificates and qualifications must be duly certified), and at least two years of teaching experience, or a university degree in Article (Bachelor or equivalent from the institution of learning A minimum of two years of experience in teaching the subject, or a university degree in the subject area (Bachelor's or equivalent from a recognized and accredited educational institution), and at least About four years of experience in teaching the subject.
The Department noted that the priority in the appointment of a teacher who has qualifications, such as the IELTS Academy or equivalent, with a minimum of 6 for non-English teachers who have completed their studies in a language other than English for schools that provide courses In English, Arabic and English or any other languages are preferred as needed.
The Department confirmed that it aims to ensure that the staff in the school (the principal and his assistant and the members of the administrative, teaching and technical bodies) achieve the minimum qualifications and requirements for each job, and provide clear mechanisms for all applicants to work in the field of education or other jobs in the school.
Conditions for the appointment of a principal
The Department of Education and Knowledge required the appointment of the principal or his deputy to have a university degree in education (bachelor or equivalent from a recognized and accredited educational institution) and at least five years of teaching experience including experience in school management, or University degree in school administration and a minimum of four years' experience in school administration, or an accredited and recognized school leadership certificate, and six years of teaching experience including experience in school management.