UAE teachers will need licence to work

RAISING STANDARDS: A new licence for teachers in the UAE will improve teaching skills, say education chiefs. A total of 10,000 teachers across the UAE will be put through a training programme to qualify for a new licence that will be e to workmandatory to work in the region

From October 12, teachers, supervisors and principals in kindergarten through to Grade 12 schools across Dubai and the northern emirates will be put through the training in a bid to raise standards in public schools

Those that refuse or fail will not be allowed to work in the UAE, education chiefs said on Thursday in reports in the UAE media

Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research is quoted as saying: "Every student matters to us. That’s why we are looking at latest educational developments across the world and implementing them in the UAE

"The government has always believed that education is the key to a nation’s prosperity and with the wise supervision of our leaders, this initiative has taken place."

He said that initially 10,000 teachers would be trained and licensed but the aim was to train all teachers in the region[/LEFT