Low-performing Kuwaiti teachers transferred to administrative depts

Expat teachers terminated due to non-performance

KUWAIT CITY, July 2: The Ministry of Education has transferred a number of low-performing Kuwaiti teachers to administrative departments and terminated expatriate teachers whose performance did not improve as per the report of the committee tasked to follow up those with poor performance during school year 2016/2017, reports Al-Anba daily quoting sources.

Sources explained the decision was taken based on the committee’s report which was endorsed by the first technical instructor of the subject, general instructor of the subject, Educational Affairs Department director and directors general of educational districts.

According to the report, results of the assessment of the performance of Kuwaiti teachers over the last two school years included recommendations on whether to transfer them to administrative work or retain them in their teaching positions after improving their performance; whereas the contracts of expatriate teachers who did not improve will be terminated.

Education Ministry Undersecretary Dr Haitham Al-Atari has formed an ad-hoc committee tasked to interview candidates for the post of supervisor in the Curricula Development Department, reports Al-Rai daily.

The committee is chaired by Assistant Undersecretary for Educational Researches and Curricula Dr Saoud Al-Harbi with four directors as members. It will interview the candidates who met the conditions for the abovementioned post and submit results to the undersecretary for approval.

Around 350,000 individuals are expected to return to the country after spending their summer holiday abroad, reports Al-Anba daily quoting Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Director General Yousif Al-Fawzan.

Speaking to the daily, AlFawzan disclosed a large number of teachers are among these passengers who will return before the next school year begins.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry recently issued decisions on the renewal of Dr Abdullah Saleh Mohammad Al-Owaidi’s tenure as assistant undersecretary for four years starting from Feb 20, 2017; as well as the appointment of Ahmad Mishari Abdulwahab Al-Fares and Mohamed Mekhlef Mansour Al-Enzi as undersecretaries, reports Al-Anba daily quoting sources.

Ministry of Public Works has submitted to the Environment Committee a proposal to purchase fountains and turbines to pump oxygen in Kuwait Bay to raise its rate of availability to an appropriate and natural level, reports Al-Rai daily.

According to the Assistant Undersecretary for Sewage Engineering at the Ministry of Public Works Engineer Abdul-Mohsen Al-Enezi, the committee membership includes several government agencies. The proposal is to ensure safety of sea environment and prevent harms that may occur due to low level of oxygen in the bay water.

He explained the ministry presented to the Environment Committee details of abuses against the sewage network by various agencies. He said the offer includes presentation of future solutions to face the abuses as a measure of protecting the sea environment.