3 per cent rise for teachers

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By ILEEN NAKRA
MORE than 70,000 teachers in the country are to receive their three per cent pay increment next year, it was announced yesterday.
The increments would be backdated to Jan 1, 2023.
The announcement came during the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on Teachers’ Salaries and Allowances Determinations 2023 – 2025 between the PNG Teachers’ Association (PNGTA) and Teaching Service Commission (TSC) before the Department of Personnel Management (DPM) in Port Moresby.
TSC chairman Samson Wangihomie said the agreement would have to go through several processes before it could be effective.
PNGTA president Aita Sanangkepe said teachers were important part of the public service as they contributed effectively to build the country’s human resources, thus their welfare had to be prioritised.
DPM secretary Taies Sansan urged teachers to be committed to their work and their duties, ensuring quality teaching and learning to be effectively done as the responsible parties had played their roles to ensure they got their pay increments.
Teachers from early childhood education, primary, high and secondary schools, National School of Excellence and the Flexible and Open Distance Education and inclusive learning are all entitled for the three per cent increment. DPM said it would put the pay structure together and submit it to Treasury.
It expected teachers to be paid between next month and March and cost almost an additional K2 million per fortnight.

14 comments

  • The teachers are the backbone of our country’s development for many years not only producing the country’s elites but the producers of quality human resource. Therefore, the government must pay what is owed to them-simply walk the talk!

  • Thankyou PNG TA President for your tireless efforts to make sure we receive the 3 percent. Also acknowledge the TSC for making it happen in reality.

  • I would like to thank the National News Paper team for publishing and reporting latest news updates and keeping us informed

  • Thanks that’s the way forward to appreciate and recognize work teachers are doing. As the teacher l personal thankful for tsc and PNGta for the 3% increment as prices of goods and services are increasing and many of us can’t afford much to meet the demans of the families.
    Am very thankful.

  • Very good incentives for the hard working teachers.
    However, DPM, PNGTA and TSC to fulfill their commitment as promised effectively, making sure to make the teachers happy and teach our students faithfully.

    Thank you

  • Long over due Thankyou we deserve this increase as it will make a little difference on the table in this hard times

  • Will TSC and DPM maintain their promise. I am not trusting them. Promise and commitment are made but Parliamentary Budget Committes has the last say. If it is captured in next year’s budget then Kudos to the people involved, other wise it will be non functional as it was always the case.

  • Thank you very much to TSC and PNGTA for making everything possible by submitting our query to the attention of our government through DPM for consideration. Highly appreciated for the tremendous effort.

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