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Momodou
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 Posted - 13 Mar 2007 : 13:44:31
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UNCERTIFICATED TEACHERS COMPLAIN OF "STARVATION" WAGES AND LACK OF INCENTIVES
By Abdoulie Dibba
A number of Uncertificated Teachers, called Unqualified Teachers, who spoke to Foroyaa complained about the hardship they encounter due to their low pay and the high cost of living.
According to the teachers who spoke to this reporter, they are paid a salary of D500 a month without the transport or house rent allowance that are paid to the certificated teachers. They described this as starvation wages and that to add insult to injury, they are not entitled to August and September salaries, they complained. The teachers told this reporter that even though they want to help in the education of Gambian children, they equally need to survive. When this reporter contacted the Department of State for Education, an insider in the Department confirmed the story. The source said that this move is taken to discourage uncertificated from staying in this category for too long and to compel them to go to the college and be certificated.
Foroyaa will get in touch with the college administration to enquire about the procedure of enrolment and the intake capacity.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 029/2007, 12 13 March, 2007
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gambiabev
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Mar 2007 : 19:43:52
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It is less than a bag of rice for a months work! WOW! Terrible.
How are they supposed to save to afford to do the teaching qualification out of that?!  
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MADIBA
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Mar 2007 : 20:14:35
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Originally posted by gambiabev
It is less than a bag of rice for a months work! WOW! Terrible.
How are they supposed to save to afford to do the teaching qualification out of that?!
Teacher training in The Gambia is free but must get the entry qualification anyway |
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Santanfara
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Posted - 16 Mar 2007 : 21:52:47
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Originally posted by MADIBA
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Originally posted by gambiabev
It is less than a bag of rice for a months work! WOW! Terrible.
How are they supposed to save to afford to do the teaching qualification out of that?!
Teacher training in The Gambia is free but must get the entry qualification anyway
mawdo madiis , some teachers start from been unqualify and then go through the training ,but whatever level they start the pay should be reasonable.d500 is just so small compared to one of yaya's party's. |
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jambo
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Posted - 15 May 2007 : 17:36:37
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has this changed |
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