Teaching positions are what’s getting filled fast in UAE’s job market

  • Date: 04-Mar-2021
  • Source: Gulf News
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:UAE
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Teaching positions are what’s getting filled fast in UAE’s job market

Dubai: The teaching profession is seeing the sharpest rise in recruitment activity, providing some much needed boost for UAE's job marketplace. The imminent start of the new academic year for schools following Asian syllabus is part of the reason for the spike in new hiring. "There is a lot of movement in schools for replacement hiring if teachers or teaching assistants are going back after a few years in the UAE," said Vijay Gandhi, regional head at the consultancy Korn Ferry Digital. "Although the academic year at Asian schools end later this month - and in July for western curriculum schools - we are seeing these institutions gear up for the return of students to have face-to-face classes in the new academic year." But salary and other perks remain unchanged. It's going to be a crunch year for schools and academic institutions as they look for a reset from COVID-19 related changes in their operations. Managements will be hoping that they have seen the worst phase of students being forced to leave after their parents suffered job losses or had to go through a drastic reduction in their incomes. The coming weeks will offer insights into how well - or