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The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) celebrated on Sunday the graduation of 150 female teachers from the ‘Good Start’ initiative and the Tamheen programme, who were prepared and qualified to occupy the position of teacher.
The graduation ceremony was attended by Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi and President of the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak Al Khalifa.
In a press statement, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education Dr Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Nuaimi affirmed the importance of such programmes in preparing and qualifying newly graduated teachers to become active players in the educational process in the State of Qatar.
He pointed out that in addition to the ‘Good Start’ initiative and the Tamheen programme, there are other similar initiatives and programmes such as the Tomouh programme, Tamkeen programme and Teach for Qatar organisation, stressing their importance and role in providing the ministry with about 300 Qatari teachers annually, which in turn contributes to the process of Qatarization and localisation of these jobs.
He said that despite the importance of all this, the ministry needs more teachers, and that it is indispensable to seek the help of teachers from outside the country or from the children of residents, with the opening of schools in the future, including about 14 schools for the academic year 2024-2025.
Dr Al Nuaimi congratulated everyone on the imminent start of the new academic year 2023-2024, affirming that the ministry has made all arrangements and preparations for its launch, so that it will be a successful year of achievement, diligence and perseverance.
During the commencement ceremony, Iman Salman Al Mohannadi, director of the Training and Development Center at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), delivered an opening speech. She highlighted that the celebration marks the graduation of the inaugural batch of the ‘Good Start’ initiative. This initiative focuses on training new teachers, offering them comprehensive professional, ethical, and academic support required at the outset of their careers.
At the end of the ceremony, HE Dr Al Nuaimi and Assistant Undersecretary for Educational Affairs Maha Al Ruwaili honoured the graduate teachers and mentors of the ‘Good Start’ initiative and the supporting entities.