Teachers, admin staff can apply for transfers online

Teachers and administrative staff can begin applying online to transfer from one school to another from March 1, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has said.

“To ensure the psychosocial stability of teachers and administrative staff in public schools and to promote appropriate hardworking climate that boosts the educational process, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education is pleased to present a general framework for filling job vacancies and transfers of teachers and administrative staff for the 2020-2021 academic year,” the MoEHE said on its website.

In this context, the application for transfer will be made available for teachers and administrative staff on the ministry’s Public Services Portal from March 1 to 31. Paper-based applications as well as applications submitted after this deadline will be disregarded. Decisions on the dulysubmitted applications will be made in June, the ministry has said.

The transfer applications submitted by teachers must be made for the same job title and the same educational stage. Any applications made to the contrary will not be accepted. In addition, the administrative staff applications sent to the administrative committee’s e-mail (sar@edu. gov.qa) will no longer be accepted as soon as the online transfer system takes effect. All previous applications will be repealed.

The transfers of teachers and administrative staff will be implemented according to the availability of vacancies in each respective school and as per the organisational structure and applicable controls. Applicants may repeal their applications before the school principal approves and submits it to the department concerned.

For teachers and administrative staff to submit a transfer applications, the following conditions must be met:

 The applicant must be on the job (teaching/admin staff).

 Newly appointed teachers/ admin staff may not apply for a transfer during the probation period.

 The applicant must have passed the probation period successfully and spent three three years in service (admin staff).

 Employees on maternity leave, unpaid leave, compassionate leave, scholarship, study leave and/or patient escort leave/ treatment abroad pursuant to a decision of the Medical Committee may not apply for transfer before they return to duty. In addition, the notice of returning from such long leaves must be valid for one semester (teaching/ admin staff).

 Teachers/admin staff who were previously transferred (upon their request) may not reapply for a transfer before at least three years.