Unqualified job-seekers are recruited at the expense of qualified ones.

How on earth can learners be satisfactorily taught by someone who did not undergo any teacher training course while qualified teachers roam the streets jobless? Some schools in our country have four to five unqualified teachers.

How do you expect such a school to progress? I am not against unqualified teachers, but it is very obvious that they don't deserve to be educators.

These people, (unqualified teachers) should only come into the picture if there is a scarcity in the labour force, which is not the case in Namibia where we have many qualified teachers who are jobless.

I am not an imperialist, colonialist or whatever the President may decide to label me, but believe me, during the colonial era there there was quality education.

This was because the recruits were fully qualified.

Today someone straight from grade 12 is given the task of, for example, teaching the official language, English.

This act takes us nowhere.

Today's recruitment is nepotistic and tribalistic.

Principals and their assistants (the school boards, management, committees, etc) and inspectors often recommend and recruit teachers on a tribal basis.

This has occurred on several occasions.

Sometimes a qualified and an unqualified person can bid for the same vacancy, but one finds the unqualified person is recruited without us knowing why.

The Minister of Basic Education, Sport and Culture must look into this issue critically and carefully so as to improve the level of education.

I am looking forward to some changes.

Reform Friend
Oshakati

Note: Real name and address provided - Ed

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