Ministry of Education responds

THE Ministry of Education has taken time out to respond to a number of the complaints about the Education Sector, which have been SMSed to The Namibian:

PLEASE, Ministry of Education must pay the study loans of Unam students since we will not get our results on December 14 if they have not settled our accounts yet. We are afraid because it’s difficult to pay on our own to get our results. This is a serious issue please help the students out. – The Ministry of Education would like to assure you that these debts will be settled before the end of the current academic year, December 2007, which is also the end of the financial year of your institutions. The Public Relations Officer at the University of Namibia has also confirmed that all students who wrote the final year exams of 2007 will receive their results. I WAS a relief teacher in the Erongo Region and want to know what rights do we have? Relief teachers in Khomas Region received their full pay for December, but we were denied that payment. We have the same qualifications regardless the region we are working in. I want to know why this is the case? Let’s be fair and stop differentiating. – The salary payment depends on the conditions and period of appointments for relief teachers. Relief teachers who were appointed until December 2007 are entitled to receive their December salaries. Those who were appointed until November 2007 receive their salary up to November only. Relief teachers should consult the Human Resources Offices in their respective regions to study their conditions of appointment in order to be remunerated accordingly.Yours in EducationPublic Relations Office I WAS a relief teacher in the Erongo Region and want to know what rights do we have? Relief teachers in Khomas Region received their full pay for December, but we were denied that payment. We have the same qualifications regardless the region we are working in. I want to know why this is the case? Let’s be fair and stop differentiating. – The salary payment depends on the conditions and period of appointments for relief teachers. Relief teachers who were appointed until December 2007 are entitled to receive their December salaries. Those who were appointed until November 2007 receive their salary up to November only. Relief teachers should consult the Human Resources Offices in their respective regions to study their conditions of appointment in order to be remunerated accordingly. Yours in EducationPublic Relations Office