[etni] Re: Education Ministry plans to train fired workers as English teachers

For some unknown reason the Hebrew version of this article mentions a salary of 
9000 NIS for these teachers. Can anybody explain the difference?

Vera
 
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> Subject: [etni] Education Ministry plans to train fired workers as English 
> teachers
> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:50:52 +0200
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> Education Ministry plans to train fired workers as English teachers
> Haaretz - Feb. 20, 2009
> 
> The Education Ministry is planning courses to train college graduates to 
> teach English, due to the expected shortage of English teachers and the 
> large number of recently fired workers.
> 
> The new teachers will start teaching after six months, while continuing 
> their training.
> 
> Education Minister Yuli Tamir said the NIS 250 million project is intended 
> to recruit university graduates who lost their jobs due to the economic 
> crisis. Many of the 75 program participants are expected to be recently 
> fired high-tech workers.
> 
> The first part of the program will begin in mid-March. At the opening of the 
> school year on September 1 the teachers will receive full-time positions in 
> schools. Meanwhile, they will continue their training and teach under close 
> supervision.
> 
> The next stage will be to train 250 new math and science teachers, ministry 
> officials said.
> 
> Project participants will receive financial benefits including free tuition, 
> a living expense scholarship during the course and a starting monthly salary 
> of NIS 5,300. The salary, which is much higher than that of a beginning 
> teacher, is intended to attract recently fired people, especially from 
> high-tech companies, who are fluent in English.
> 
> The new teachers will be asked to sign a contract stipulating that they will 
> work as teachers for three years. If they drop out of the program, they will 
> be asked to return the financial benefits.
> 
> 
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