Rwanda: Government Recruits Over 10,000 New Teachers

A total 10,864 teachers for both primary and secondary schools who were this week hired without degrees in education has been offered a one-year contract.

This is according to the Minister of State in charge of Primary and Secondary Education, Gaspard Twagirayezu.

Twagirayezu explained that during the provisional one-year employment, the teachers will be required to complete a mandatory pedagogical course in order to qualify for a permanent contract.

The development follows a recent decision by…