The government has authorized the provision of a maximum of five hours of overtime per week with proper remuneration to computer science teachers and teachers appointed to work in the field, the Education Ministry said on Thursday.
The note said the ministry “today directed public school principals to allocate up to five hours of overtime per week to IT teachers with due remuneration,” adding that “this measure also applies to other teachers assigned to work in this area.” area “.
The statement noted that the measure “continues to apply in the current academic year and in subsequent years” and could cover about 3,750 teachers in the 3rd cycle of basic and secondary education, “many of whom already take on this responsibility without pay.”
According to the department, this measure “guarantees public schools the human resources necessary to implement the digital transition” and will be monitored by the General Directorate of Schools in conjunction with the Institute for Educational Financial Management.
The announcement comes as assessment test season begins for Years 2, 5 and 8, which do not count towards final grades, with June exams to be taken digitally.
A statement from the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation, among other ongoing actions such as the purchase of new computers, emphasizes that “preparing and conducting assessment tests in digital format now requires greater efforts in terms of human resources across schools.”
The National Association of Computer Science Teachers (Anpri) and the National Federation of Teachers (Fenprof) have launched a strike that began in April over the support or maintenance of technology equipment and technical support for digital tests assigned to computer science teachers. who complain that these tasks are beyond their competence.
According to Anpri and Fenprof, who admitted to extending the strike until the end of the current school year, if the new supervision does not remove computer science teachers from “work of a technical nature,” technical support for tests and maintenance of technological equipment should be assigned to technical staff that schools cannot hire.
Teachers, principals and guardians alike have warned of deficiencies in school infrastructure, a shortage of IT staff and a lack of sufficient equipment in good condition to allow all students to take tests digitally.
Following the warnings, the new government (Democratic Alliance) suspended this year’s national year nine exams, which count towards the final grade, in digital format, leaving the tests to be paper-based to ensure a level playing field for all students.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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