The Osun State Ministry of Education has concluded its recruitment exercise for teachers in the state, employing 1000 teachers in its first batch.
This was contained in a statement by the state Commissioner for Education, Folorunso Bamisayemi, on Thursday.
According to the statement, the new teachers would handle Mathematics, English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Agriculture.
The statement read, “The Ministry of Education informs the general public particularly applicants for the teachers’ recruitment exercise that the list of successful applicants who scored a cumulative of 50% and above in the test and proficiency interview conducted is ready. A total of 11,068 applicants participated in the interview out of which 3,170 applicants scored 50% (cumulative) and above.
“To ensure the sustainability of remuneration, the recruitment will be done in batches hence it is out of the 3170 applicants that the first combined list of 1000 most successful applicants will be drawn in 6 critical subjects of English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Agriculture.
“This list will be out in the public domain by next week. Subsequent batches will follow later. Thank you for your patience and support as we reposition Osun Education.”
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