Dubai: Soon teachers will not be permitted to teach in UAE classrooms unless they have a licence, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education said Tuesday during Youm Al Wafa’a (Loyalty Day).
“To be permitted to teach in the UAE, teachers will have to have a federal licence that ensures a unified system and teaching standards in schools,” said Marwan Al Sawaleh, Undersecretary at the ministry.
Al Sawaleh said the cabinet ordered the ministry to submit all the suggested procedures and legislations by the end of this year. Once approved and implemented the licence will be required by all teachers in the UAE.
“After the approval the federal licence system will be introduced in phases, to include all teachers under a unified system.”
Al Sawaleh made the statement on the sidelines of Youm Al Wafa’a, an annual award ceremony organised by the ministry to honour educational and media supporters as well as retired ministry employees.
The Minister of Education, Humaid Mohammad Al Qutami, honoured the supporters, which included Gulf News.
Speaking at the award ceremony, Al Qutami said the award aims to recognise those who have supported the ministry’s initiatives and objectives.
“Today is not about honouring those who have worked hard to excel in their work or education. It is about honouring those who stood by the ministry in building the future generation,” said Al Qutami.
Al Qutami said the education system is going through a lot of changes, adding that the UAE has shown improvement in international assessments and is the best- performing country in the Middle East in these assessments.
“We are going through an important transitional phase but, with the support of our partners, we are going towards the right path,” added the minister.
Employees who received masters and PhD degrees were also honoured at the ceremony.
