Professional Qualification: An Analysis of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa New Teachers’ Recruitment Policy

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa current teachers’ recruitment policy decision by replacing pre-service professional qualification with nine-month induction programme at school level. This paper explores this policy decision on the basis of critical review of national education policies from First All Pakistan National Conference 1947 to National Education Policy 2017 and available literature in the field. The findings of the study were that the current teachers’ recruitment policy was not in line with any of all the previous National Education Policies of Pakistan as well as with National Education Policy 2017. It was recommended that current recruitment policy for teachers’ recruitment at school level of government of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa may be revised to make it in-line with National Educational Policy 2017 to ensure quality education in Pakistan.

         Key words:   professional qualification; teacher’s recruitment; teacher education; national education policies of Pakistan