KUALA LUMPUR: More than 5,600 of the 5,840 Education Service Officers appointed on a contract-of-service (CoS) basis in 2023 have received offers of permanent appointments as of Nov 12.
The Education Ministry said the Education Services Commission had approved contract extensions for all 5,840 officers still in service, effective the day after their original contracts expired.
“This allows all the officers concerned to continue serving and receive their emoluments as usual,” it said in a statement today.
The ministry said, of the total number, 5,632 have since been offered permanent appointments.
It added that 29 officers were still undergoing processing by the commission while another 179 had yet to fulfil the requirements for permanent appointments.
These included officers who had yet to obtain professional qualifications or the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) C1 qualification for those specialising in English.
The ministry said no permanent posting instructions had been issued so far, with all postings scheduled to be issued only next month.
“As such, no officers will be given priority based on any state or district,” it said.
Officers were told to continue reporting for duty as usual while awaiting their posting instructions.
Earlier, Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek had said 1,799 out of 1,832 teachers who have yet to meet the requirements for confirmation in service failed a mandatory assessment.
She had said teachers must fulfil several conditions before being confirmed as permanent members of the civil service.
She said the Education Ministry was working closely with the commission to ensure the appointment, confirmation and placement of teachers were handled systematically and in accordance with existing regulations.