Critical shortage of maths, science teachers hits Zim

GOVERNMENT has turned to university graduates to teach mathematics, physics, biology and chemistry amid a serious shortage of teachers for the respective subjects.

NewsDay established that the Education ministry has since informed the Public Service Commission (PSC) about the shortage of teachers for science subjects.

In a letter gleaned by NewsDay, PSC secretary Rosemary Tsitsi Choruma-Dozwa said the commission had granted the Education ministry permission to employ university graduates without teaching experience to take up the jobs.

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