TL teachers • MOE prioritises hiring of locals

We thank Dr Shanmugam Kadakara for sharing his views about the recruitment of local Tamil Language (TL) graduates as teachers (Give more consideration to local Tamil language graduates in teacher recruitment, 26 Nov).

- Yin Tong

The Ministry of Education (MOE) would like to assure Dr Shanmugam that we prioritise hiring local applicants. To build the local TL teacher pipeline, MOE has diverse pathways to attract quality applicants. For example, we offer the Teaching Internship Programme to A-level students to encourage them to take up relevant undergraduate degrees or diplomas that will support their aspirat