Assistant Undersecretary of Administrative Affairs at the Ministry of Education Fahad Al-Ghais Assistant Undersecretary of Administrative Affairs at the Ministry of Education Fahad Al-Ghais

KUWAIT: Some 530 teachers from Jordan, Egypt and Tunisia have been signed for the impending 2016-2017 school year, the Ministry of Education announced yesterday as part of efforts to remedy a dearth of qualified instructors.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) is facilitating the process of issuing work permits to the teachers as they are expected to arrive in the country in August, just in time for the school year, Assistant Undersecretary of Administrative Affairs at the Ministry of Education Fahad Al-Ghais said in a press statement.

Moreover, he also underscored that the ministry would ensure that all pupils get unhindered access to education, adding that the teachers would be assigned to schools of all levels nationwide. — KUNA