Ministry of Education opens employment for non-Kuwaitis

Ministry of Education opens employment for non-Kuwaitis

KUWAIT: The Education Ministry has announced its need for applicants for education jobs from non-Kuwaitis for the 2023/24 academic year for holders of college degrees to work in public schools in specified specialties according to regulations. The rules include having no less than a C college grade, no applicants over 45 years of age, and hiring priority is after accepting all Kuwaitis in required specializations, followed by children of Kuwaiti mothers, then bedoon residents and then GCC nationals.

Expertise requirements include three years for non-education majors and two years for holders of education degrees, as experience certificates will be received in fields of government and private teaching only after being certified by official institutions. Children of Kuwaiti mothers and bedoons are exempt from the experience requirement.

Moreover, holders of PhDs should have at least a B grade, while master’s degree holders should have at least an A grade. Graduates of the College of Education at Kuwait University, principal education college at PAAET and all government colleges in Kuwait are also exempt from the experience requirement.

New regulations

In another development, Education Minister Dr Hamad Al-Adwani announced the Cabinet has granted the national bureau for academic accreditation and education quality assurance (NBAQ) new authorities that