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 > From: ask@xxxxxxxx > To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [etni] Education Ministry plans to train fired workers as English > teachers > Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:50:52 +0200 > > 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. > > > > ----------------------------------------------- > ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org > or - http://www.etni.org.il ** > ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** > ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** > ----------------------------------------------- > _________________________________________________________________ Show them the way! Add maps and directions to your party invites. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/products/events.aspx ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------