Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on August 28 revealed that 37% of the country's 220,000 school teachers were rated "unsatisfactory" for their professional knowledge and skills.
Reportedly, computer science, physics, English, mathematics, and chemistry teachers were found to have insufficient knowledge. Out of 51,000 foreign language teachers, only 33% have a C-1 level, which is the minimum requirement for teaching foreign languages beginning in 2025.
The system of hiring teachers and assigning grades will be changed to address this issue. Starting now, teachers will be hired competitively and work as interns for their first year before receiving a professional certificate.
Teachers will be evaluated before being sent to advanced training courses, and the direction of their professional development will be determined based on their performance.
Teachers who perform poorly will be trained traditionally, while those who serve well will be taught online.
The Ministry of Preschool and School Education has been instructed to test new experiences in 20 districts with low levels of pedagogical education by the year-end.
Besides, a "School of Directors" has been created to train and evaluate candidates for the director position. Candidates will be selected only from personnel with the appropriate certificate and are included in the reserve. The Ministries of Economy and Finance, Preschool, and School Education have been instructed to increase the salaries of certified directors by 50% from next year and their deputies by 30%.
Finally, President Mirziyoyev stated that the average salary of teachers in Uzbekistan has increased 2.5 times in recent years. Teachers with national and international certificates and those who work in remote areas now receive bonuses and allowances. As a result, 23,000 teachers earn UZS 6mn -10mn ($500 - $833), over 1,000 people receive more than UZS 10mn, and another 2,000 teachers receive allowances from the Minister's fund.
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