Qualifications and Criteria for Volunteer Teachers 2025
The Government through the Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government has allowed various Councils to recruit teachers on a voluntary basis but with special remuneration. A volunteer teacher in Pre-primary, Primary, Secondary, and Community Development Schools is required to have the following qualifications;
✓Be a Tanzanian citizen aged 18 years and above.
✓Be a graduate who has successfully completed a teaching qualification from a college recognized by the Government.
✓Be a holder of genuine academic and professional certificates.
✓Be a guarantor who is a public servant or a local government/ward leader or a religious leader.
✓Be a person who has never been convicted of a criminal offence or has a criminal case.
✓Be of acceptable character and conduct by the community. The procedure for recruiting volunteer teachers is as follows:
✓School/College committees determine the actual needs of teachers.
✓Priority should be given to Applicants who have previously been involved with the relevant School/College.
Applicants from areas surrounding the School/College.Placing advertisements on
Council, Ward, School, and College Notice Boards.
✓Media such as Radio, Social Media, and Television.
✓Applicants to submit Applications to, the Council Director or College Principal, with full address and contact details (phone numbers/email).
✓Application Analysis, School/College Committees to participate fully in analyzing applications.
✓List of selected teachers to be announced on notice boards and media.
Selected teachers to be notified by letter.
✓Appointment Letters may be revoked before signing Contracts if the Government deems it necessary.
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