Go Home, Labor Attache Tells LET Passers

Image Caption: NOPT members during the oath-taking

 

By Cheryl M. Arcibal

THOSE who passed the licensure examinations for teachers held here in Hong Kong are assured of getting a job in the Philippines, but they would need to go home first, said Labor Attache Jalilo dela Torre.

“There is also a green lane [for them], which is not the normal application process, and parang express lane for OFWs and when they get appointed to their preferred location ng school, bibigyan pa sila ng teaching kits,” Dela Torre told Hong Kong News.

Labatt’s remarks came following the oath-taking ceremony held at the Philippine Consulate on Mar. 26 for the 74 passers of the Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (formerly Licensure Examination for Teachers).

Meanwhile, the Department of Labor and Employment-National Reintegration Center for OFWs, through its Facebook page, informed the “pre-qualified beneficiaries” of SPIMs they would be getting e-mails soon to choose their schools.

“Ito na po ang susunod na proseso sa minimithi nating Teacher 1 item mula sa DepEd. Sa dami po ng pre-qualified OFWs, kami po ay humihingi ng inyong pang-unawa. Hindi po kayo sabay- sabay na mabibigyan ng email kaya maghintay lang po kayo,” DOLE-NRCO said.

Gemma Lauraya, president of the National Organization for Professional Teachers, said most of their members in Hong Kong would return to the Philippines and be with their family. The lack of teaching job, however, hinders them from going home.

At least 300 Filipino teacher-returnees, most of them used to work as domestic helpers in Hong Kong, have successfully secured permanent teaching positions through the Department of Education.

The reintegration program, called “Sa ‘Pinas, Ikaw ang Ma’am/Sir,” allows OFWs who passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers to apply and be employed by the education department as teachers.

 

(Source: HongKongNews.com.hk)

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