|
|
|
Many schools still unregistered in capital
ISLAMABAD, March 15(Daily Times): The regulation of
private schools and colleges in Islamabad is still a far cry despite the
formation of a high-powered regulation authority.
Big private
institutions in residential sectors collect excessive fees from students but
they offer lower salaries to staff. A private English medium school in Sector
G-6 charges children in play group Rs 2,000 each.
The school, however,
has hired MEd and BEd female teachers, offering them just Rs 2,500 reportedly.
The teachers are forced to deposit at least two of their educational degrees or
certificates in the school to qualify for a one-year contract.
This
policy is adopted in most private institutions and the educated youth is being
exploited in one way or another due to the shortage of jobs. These exploiters
have yet to implement the rules of the Islamabad Private Schools Regulation
Authority (IPSRA). These rules are set to allay teachers sufferings and improve
education standards.
"Fortunately, I got a job at a private school for
Rs 2,500. It's better than nothing, though I have completed my MEd and BEd," a
teacher requesting anonymity said.
She said, "My salary is
less than that mentioned on the voucher I have to sign every month."Another
teacher said she started teaching at Rs 1,500 a month five years ago but was now
receiving Rs 5,500. The situation would have been different had the schools been
properly registered.
IPSRA Chairman Air Commodore (r) Sharif Shamshad
said "drastic steps" were being taken to streamline the education system and
registration forms had been issued to over 300 private schools and colleges.
April 15 is the deadline for collection of the forms.
The IPSRA started
its operation on December 7 last year and 40-50 institutions have been
registered since then. The registrations were made only after thorough
inspections, he added.
He said all private institutions had been strictly
asked to register with the authority before the deadline or to face tough
action. "Teachers should draw their salaries through cheques so that school
records can be monitored," he said.
He said the authority would examine
the bank statements of private institutions to assess whether or not they were
paying their staff what they claimed.
|
|
 |
| Post your Comments about this News |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Education News | | Updated: 25 May, 2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
