Free teacher training is a "no-brainer": union official
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Free teacher training is a "no-brainer": union official

Dutch News  

The AOb teachers’ union is calling for free teacher training as an additional measure to combat staff shortages. “I think it’s a no-brainer but no one is looking at it seriously,” AOb chairwoman Tamar van Gelder said in an interview on the union site. Van Gelder said the current measures, which include halving study fees for people entering teaching from other professions for the first two years, and which will end this year, are too complicated. “Things must be made much easier and cheaper for aspiring teachers, particularly those who are already working and are contemplating entering the teaching profession,” Van Gelder said.

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Dutch News  

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Dutch News  

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Associated Press  

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Dutch News  

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Dutch News  

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Associated Press  

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Dutch News  

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Dutch News  

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Dutch News  

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Dutch News  

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4 years, 6 months ago

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Dutch News  

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