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Venezuela has launched a plan to restructure, within an extendable period of six months, the Ministry of Education and its affiliated entities, as part of the actions to address the needs of the sector, according to the official announcement published on Wednesday, October 9, by the state media VTV.
Resolution 0025, signed by the Minister of Education, Héctor Rodríguez, indicates that the restructuring process of the State portfolio aims to “attend, with the greatest effectiveness and efficiency, the development and operation needs” of the basic education system. .
What measures were established?
During the “period of six extendable months,” “exceptional measures will be adopted to guarantee the effective exercise of the constitutional right to education at all its levels and modalities,” indicates the first article of the resolution.
As part of the plan, all teaching staff with administrative functions in any of the ministry’s institutions “must attend, weekly, at least the academic hours of classes in a section, corresponding to their training area or related areas, in official educational institutions.” ” of the country, for a time that was not specified.
Likewise, public educational centers must receive retired teachers who, voluntarily, want to rejoin.
On the other hand, “the cessation of service commissions” of teachers who are performing duties in an institution other than their usual one is declared, so that they return to their schools to teach.
These measures were advanced on Monday, October 7, by Rodríguez, who then pointed out that there are “some difficulties” in covering areas such as Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics, which is why – he maintained – it is necessary to “ensure” that young people “have all their teachers.” ” in “all your full schedule.”
Recently, Nicolás Maduro promised a set of aid to public sector teachers, whom he asked to return to the classrooms, from which thousands of teachers have deserted in recent years due to low salaries and working conditions.
Teachers still do not receive salary increases
The Executive has not explained whether this aid plan includes an increase in teachers’ salaries, which has been the central reason for the protests that this union has carried out in the last eight years, when, according to the group’s estimates, thousands of teachers left. the country due to the economic crisis.
The Center for Documentation and Social Analysis of the Venezuelan Federation of Teachers (Cendas-FVM) calculated that the average salary of a teacher per month is about 21 dollars at the official exchange rate, which it considers insufficient to cover the cost of the basic food basket. calculated in August by the organization at $107.8 per person.
With information from EFE
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