Elementary school teacher recruitment competition: Registration closes on December 31

Registration for the recruitment exam for public elementary school teachers, which opened on December 12, will remain open until December 31. The exam itself will take place from January 13 to 15 of next year. To participate in this exam, candidates must meet the following criteria: - Be a Congolese citizen; - Be at least 18 years old and no older than 35; - Hold one of the following degrees: - State Diploma – Education Track - Diploma from the IFME (Institute for Teacher Training) - Diploma from a higher education institution specializing in education The competitive exam is eliminatory and consists of two stages: the written exam and the professional practice exam. The written exam consists of three sections: - French composition; - Didactics and educational psychology; - General knowledge. The minimum passing score for the written exam is 60 points, which qualifies candidates to take the professional practice exam. The professional practice exam consists of preparing and presenting a lesson on a subject selected at random before a panel of judges. After all exams are completed, candidates are ranked in order of merit and assigned based on the availability of vacant positions. In cases of equal competence, priority will be given to women and/or individuals with a disability that is acceptable in the teaching profession. If candidates of the same gender have equal qualifications, priority will be given to the younger candidate. This competitive exam, whose pilot phase was launched last year, is part of the Project for Equity and Strengthening of the Educational System (PERSE), which aims to ensure the quality of those who educate children. Recruitment is, in fact, one of the outcomes linked to disbursements 6 and 7 (SSFE 2016–2025), two reforms designed to support educational quality. PERSE supports the implementation of the Sectoral Strategy and, in this regard, supports the sustainable implementation of free primary education in the DRC through funding from the World Bank, a partner of the DRC. Ouriel Mangitukwa