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Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Education is finalizing plans for a strategic shift in its teaching workforce. Local news source Al Rai reports that the ministry’s administrative department is reviewing and finalizing lists of expatriate teachers who will be replaced with Kuwaiti nationals.

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Targeted Replacements and Kuwaiti Recruitment Efforts:

• The initiative focuses on replacing expat teachers in specialized areas with an excess of staff within government schools.
• The ministry has reportedly refined the replacement lists, with both additions and removals of teachers. Specific figures regarding the number of teachers affected haven’t been released.
• Efforts are underway to bolster the local teaching workforce. The report highlights that approximately 2,000 Kuwaiti citizens applied for teaching positions through local contracts. However, a significant number of applicants did not meet qualification requirements during written tests and interviews.

In line with the government’s “Kuwaitization” policy, which aims to increase employment opportunities for Kuwaiti citizens in the public sector, the ministry revoked residency permits for nearly 2,400 foreign teachers last year. Of these, approximately 1,900 positions were intended to be filled by Kuwaiti replacements.

The exact number of teachers to be replaced remains unclear at this time. The timeline for notifying affected teachers and implementing the replacements hasn’t been announced. This strategic shift in staffing reflects the Kuwaiti government’s focus on creating job opportunities for its citizens within the public sector. The long-term impact on the educational landscape and the experiences of transitioning students remain to be seen.