Ogun begins recruitment of staff in Education Ministry

STEPHEN GBADAMOSI, IBADAN

The Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has announced the commencement of recruitment into public primary and secondary schools.

According to a statement by the state Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Professor Abayomi A. Arigbabu, on Tuesday,

” the ministry announces the commencement of the Ogun State Teaching Experience Acquisition Channel (Ogun TEACh), a special intervention scheme designed to fill the existing vacancies in the public primary and secondary schools and technical colleges in the state.

“Interested applicants should possess National College of Education (NCE) certificates, with a minimum of merit in the teaching subjects.

“Also, Bachelor of Arts (B. A [Ed] and Bachelor of Science (BSc [Ed] and B.Ed, with a minimum of second class lower division in the teaching subjects, are acceptable.

“Those with B.A/B.Sc in any of the primary/secondary school subjects must possess Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from reputable universities in addition.

“B.Tech (Ed)/ B.Sc (Ed) (Tech)/B.Sc/HND (for Technical Colleges only) is also desirable, as applicants are expected to apply/register through the Ogun State Job Portal by logging into www.teach.ogunstate.gov.ng.

“The period of online registration shall be between Wednesday 31st March and Tuesday, 13th April 2021.

“Successful applicants to be known as TEACH interns shall be deployed to local government areas in dire need of their services and will be given a stipend on monthly basis for a period of two years, after which they would be assessed on parameters ranging from expertise, commitment to duty, punctuality, respect for constituted authority and willingness to work wherever they are posted to, among others.

“Outstanding TEACH Interns may be considered for full employment, if and when such opportunity arises after the expiration of their internship,” the statement read.