13 February 2009
The Mpumalanga Department of Education, the South African Democratic
Teachers Union and the Independent Trade Unions have on 12 February 2009 signed
a collective agreement in the Provincial Education Labour Relations Council
(ELRC) to provide for speedy filling of principals' posts.
Procedure
a. The department will, if there is a need, on a monthly basis from January
to November on the last Sunday of every month publish an advertisement for the
filling of vacant principalsâ posts in schools in a Sunday newspaper.
b. Regional offices will on an ongoing basis submit requests for the
advertising of principalsâ posts in the manner directed by the department. All
requests for the advertisement of vacant principal posts received by the 15th
of every month will be considered for the month end publication.
c. In order for the management and educator corps of the department to be
fully informed in respect of the revised process for the advertising of
principal posts as outlined above, the department will issue a provincial
circular in this regard at least 10 days prior to the publication of the first
advertisement, also indicating the specific Sunday Newspaper publication that
will be utilised.
In the past the department used to advertise post through circulars which
were issued twice a year. Currently there are 124 vacant principalsâ posts of
which the department has appointed teachers on acting capacity until the posts
are permanently filled.
Furthermore the parties to the ELRC have pledged to work together to ensure
that temporary teachers who are to be permanently appointed in terms of
collective agreement number 1 of 2008 are so appointed by the end of February
2009.
Issued by: Department of Education, Mpumalanga Provincial Government
13 February 2009
