Malaysia government has agreed to extend the age for the appointment of contract teachers for English language, Science, Mathematics, Chinese and Tamil languages to 65 effective next year. The original retirement age for contract teacher for English language, Science, Mathematics, Chinese and Tamil languages was used to be 56, but then extended to 60 years of age.
Education Minister Tan Sri Musa Mohamad said the State Education Departments had been directed to identify teachers who had exceeded the age of 60 and were certified healthy who were keen to teach. This means that teachers of English, Science, Mathematics, Chinese and Tamil language subjects can still be appointed, although they have exceeded the age of 60.
The appointment of contract teachers previously was subject to a maximum age of 60. Musa said the Education Ministry was aware of the shortage of teachers especially for English language, Science and Mathematics in both the primary and secondary schools. The appointment of these contract teachers will, to a certain extent, help the schools to get experienced teachers to teach critical subjects such as English language, Science and Mathematics, he said.
National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) secretary-general Lok Yim Pheng said the union was pleased that the Government had agreed to five of the six demands by Cuepacs.“There is a lot of good news for teachers such as the extension of the retirement age,” she said.
Musa also thanked the Public Service Department for agreeing to relax the age limit for the appointment of these contract teachers.
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