Ministry to discuss raising pay of teachers with special qualifications
Published on: Sunday, May 28, 2023
By: Bernama
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said her Ministry also takes the recommendation seriously and believes that it must be in terms of qualification meaning the integrity of quality and the teaching service which is the focus of KPM.
NIBONG TEBAL: The Ministry of Education (MOE) is giving due attention on the discussions to raise the salaries of teachers who have higher academic qualifications as recognition for them.Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said her Ministry also takes the recommendation seriously and believes that it must be in terms of qualification meaning the integrity of quality and the teaching service which is the focus of KPM.
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“We take the view (on recommendation to increase the salary of teachers with higher academic qualifications) seriously and the call on the salary increase for civil servants as announced by the Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim) which will be the initial focus as soon as the national economy recovers.
“We are currently under the radar of the discussion (the recommendation) and also in the context of raising teachers’ salaries and in terms of quality, meaning the integrity of the quality and service of teachers, this is our focus,” she told reporters here, Saturday.
She was met after officiating the Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS) Kita Madani Carnival in Sungai Duri, here.
Fadhlina, who is also the MP of Nibong Tebal, said this when asked to comment on a newspaper report regarding the Government being advised to raise the salaries of teachers with higher academic qualifications as a recognition of them to improve themselves and further strengthen education for the nation’s children. – Bernama
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