THE coordination meeting on basic education teacher appointment was held at the Ministry of Education in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

At the meeting, Union Minister for Education Dr Myo Thein Gyi said that quality education is being developed and that competent and efficient teachers will be promoted and given better opportunities. Two-year education colleges are being upgraded to fouryear education degree colleges. The promotion of competent and experienced primary teachers hinders the move towards quality education. There are to fulfil the continual needs of education sector regarding teaching staff, classrooms, libraries, teaching facilities, dormitories and playing grounds, employee housing complex -Hence, State budgets will be used to fulfill them. There will be transparency in managing the budget, and wrongdoing of any sort will not be tolerated. Ministry of Education always gives heed to teachers of basic and higher education, teachers’ unions and students’ unions.

He urged to discuss appointing competent teachers and producing accomplished students for development of schools, universities and the country.

Then, representatives of teachers’ unions and student union discussed the current status of basic education teacher appointment and the Union Minister and the officials coordinated.

Present at the meeting were officials of Departments of Higher Education and Basic Education and representatives of teachers’ unions and students’ unions from basic education schools and education collages.

MNA
(Translaed by Alphonsus)