The president instructed to address the shortage of teachers

The President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, on September 1, during the opening of several educational institutions, complained about the shortage of teaching staff in schools and universities.

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On Thursday, September 1, speaking at the commissioning of the main building of the Tajik State Medical University, the president instructed Minister of Education and Science Saidzoda Rahim to promptly address the issue of fully staffing general educational institutions with teaching personnel.

According to official statistics, there are currently 4,822 educational institutions in the country, including preschool educational institutions, schools, and universities. At the same time, the shortage of teaching staff in all educational institutions amounts to 3,406.

While Emomali Rahmon complains about the lack of 3,406 staff in the country’s educational institutions, official statistics indicate that this year, 5,323 young people graduated from higher educational institutions and another 1,830 from pedagogical colleges. This means that in just one year, a total of 7,153 teachers were trained, yet there is still a shortage of over 3,400 teachers in this sector.

The shortage of staff in the education sector is a problem that has existed for several years. Experts believe that, on one hand, it is not difficult to solve this problem, as there are enough teaching staff in the country. If more than 7,000 staff were trained in this sector in just one year, and considering the last 5 or 10 years, it becomes clear that there are sufficient personnel in the country.

But on the other hand, practically solving this problem is very difficult, as the main reason for teachers leaving is low salaries. The low salaries of teachers indicate the presence of corruption in this sector. Unfortunately, corruption and bribery exist not only in one sector; they have peaked in all sectors of the country. This phenomenon has led to an accumulation of problems, making it increasingly impossible to resolve them.

The only solution to the staffing problem in the country’s education system is to provide teachers with good salaries. If the Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan can indeed solve this problem and ensure good salaries for young teachers, it will become clear that the ministry has a sufficient budget, but it is being embezzled by officials, who are considered the main traitors.

However, it is known that the Ministry of Education is unable to solve this problem, and the reasons have been stated above. In this case, Emomali Rahmon should send his corrupt ministers and officials, who embezzle the country’s budget and steal taxpayers’ money, to life imprisonment without trial, as traitors of the state and nation, just as he does with innocent political activists and dissenters. He is capable of doing so.

If this instruction from Emomali Rahmon is not fulfilled, and Minister of Education Saidzoda Rahim and other officials remain unpunished again, it will become clear that either the president is incompetent or he himself is involved in budget embezzlement.

Muhammadali Yusuf

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