The Ministry of Public Education announces the New Teachers of Uzbekistan project in order to improve the quality of education by attracting skilled teachers from other regions in schools with low levels of education.
As you know, according to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On measures to attract qualified specialists to budget organizations in remote areas" signed on January 11, 2021, from March 1, 2021 to teach in schools with low levels of education It is planned to introduce special bonuses to the basic tariff rates for teachers who have According to him, starting from March 1 of this year, teachers of higher and first category will receive a 100 percent bonus if they go to work in another region, and 50 percent if they go to work in another district.
As you know, according to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On measures to attract qualified specialists to budget organizations in remote areas" signed on January 11, 2021, from March 1, 2021, higher education institutions from other regions and the introduction of special increases in the basic tariff rates for teachers of the first category. According to him, starting from March 1 of this year, higher and first category teachers will be paid 100% more if they go to another region and 50% more if they go to another district.
The State Inspectorate for Quality Control in Education under the Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministry of Public Education have compiled and approved a list of low-quality schools. The list included 1,409 schools with low levels of education in the past academic year (graduates did not enter higher education, did not have higher and first-class teachers, and had low results in the National Ranking of Schools and failed state accreditation).
Based on the positive experience of last year's Teacher 2020 competition, the Teachers' Association, a non-governmental organization, was also involved in the implementation of the New Teachers of Uzbekistan project. Experts of the Association will be involved in conducting the competition in a transparent and fair manner.
Teachers who want to work in low-quality schools in other areas must first have a higher or first qualification category and at least one year of teaching experience. After that, the applicant registers on the electronic platform www.ustozfondi.uz and fills out the application form. The e-application will be reviewed by experts and the applicant will be invited for an interview through the ZOOM program. During the interview, the candidate's achievements in work, psychological readiness are assessed. The experts' conclusions will be published by June 1 this year.
Teachers selected under the New Uzbekistan Teachers project will start teaching students in low-income secondary schools starting next school year.
The presentation of the New Teachers of Uzbekistan project was broadcast live on the Ministry's social network page in the form of an open dialogue, and teachers' questions were answered.