KOTA KINABALU: In a bid to have a minimum of 90 per cent Sabah-born teachers in the State by 2018, a total of 20 education officers were appointed chairman of the Interview Boards, Sabah Commission of Education Service.
The officers, who hold the post of at least grade DG48 and are Sabah-born, received their credential letters from Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun, during a ceremony at the State Federal Government Administration Complex near here yesterday.
Joseph, in his opening address, said that Sabah is well on its way to achieving the 90 per cent target, given that 81 per cent of teachers in the State are currently local.
“As of now, the Ministry of Education has successfully placed 81 per cent of Sabah-born teachers in the State. That said, I am confident the 90 per cent mark will be achieved by 2018,” he said.
Meanwhile, the commission’s chairman, Tan Sri Dr Haili Dolhan, said that the appointments were the outcome of an agreement by the cabinet on September 9, 2015 and the meeting between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and former Sarawak Chief Minister, the late Tan Sri Adenan Satem on January 20 last year on the proposed empowerment to the state governments of Sabah and Sarawak.
Dr Haili added that this year, the commission had also conducted several interview sessions to appoint Education Service Officers, which saw 440 candidates being interviewed in the state capital, Tawau and Kudat.
Of the total number of candidates, 41 had successfully made it through and were given permanent letters of appointment.