Ondo TESCOM commences recruitment of teachers -

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By Our Reporter

Ondo State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), on Tuesday commenced the process of recruiting 1000 (One thousand) teachers into the public secondary schools in the state.

In a notice of commencement of the recruitment exercise signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ondo State Teaching Service Commission, Mrs Funmilayo Akinola, and made available to The Nigerian Monitor by the Head of Press and Media Relations Unit of TESCOM, Goodluck Akinyomi, it was stated that the move was part of the efforts of the current administration in the state to strengthen the academic standard and promote effective teaching and learning in the public secondary schools.

The statement informed residents of the state that Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the recruitment of one thousand teachers into the public secondary schools of the state, and the exercise commenced on Tuesday (today), April 9, 2024.

Akinola noted that only applicants with the Nigeria Certificate in Education (N.C.E) and holders of Bachelor’s Degree in the listed subjects are eligible to apply.

According to the statement: “In view of the approval of the Governor of Ondo State, His Excellency, Honourable Lucky Aiyedatiwa to recruite one thousand teachers to fill the consequential vacancies in the public Secondary Schools of the State, the Ondo State Teaching Service Commission is inviting interested applicants with NIGERIA CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION ( N.C.E) and Bachelor’s Degree in the following subjects: Accounting, Agricultural Science, Biology, Business Studies, Basic Science and Technology, Cultural and Creative Arts, Chemistry, Christian Religious Studies, Computer Science, Economics, English language Studies, Food and Nutrition, French language, Geography, Government, History, Islamic studies, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies, Special Education and Yoruba language to apply through this link; recruitment.ondotescom.com.ng, starting from Tuesday 9th April to Saturday 13th April, 2024. Entry closes on Saturday, 13th April, 2024. No double entry, please.”

The statement further added that teachers to be recruited must be ready to teach in the public Secondary Schools in the rural areas of the State for five years at least, before they could be transferred to other schools when the need arises.

Mrs Akinola who further stressed that no teacher would be employed by the Commission through the “back door”, noted that the teachers to be employed must have very good scores in the aptitude test during the recruitment interview because of the sensitivity of the job.