1,875 foreign educators in Kuwait face termination

• At least 1,875 foreign teachers in Kuwait will have their contracts terminated.
• The services of all ex-pat teachers will be phased out.
• The teachers will be replaced by Kuwaiti teachers.

As part of a plan to Kuwaitize educational jobs, at least 1,875 foreign educators in Kuwait will have their contracts terminated at the end of the 2022–2023 academic year, according to a source in the Ministry of Education.

The action is in response to Dr. Hamad Al Adwani, Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Scientific Research, directions to Kuwaitize educational positions.

According to the Ministry of Education, the services of all ex-pat teachers will be phased out in specializations where 25 percent or fewer expatriate teachers are present, and they will be replaced by Kuwaiti teachers. For specializations where more than 25 percent of ex-pat teachers are present, the replacement plan will be carried out gradually, reaching 100 percent over several years, with the pace of replacement being closely tied to the rate of hiring Kuwaiti nationals.

The number of competent Kuwaiti applicants on waiting lists and an estimate of those who meet the candidature standards in the current academic year will be used to assess the Kuwaitisation of educational supervisory posts, such as department chairs. Majors without waiting lists for candidates are not included. Islamic studies, Arabic, English, social studies, history, geography, psychology and sociology, science, biology, geology, art education, interior design, electricity and mechanics, and computer science are among the specializations that will be Kuwaitized for female instructors.

Six majors, including Islamic education, history, psychology and sociology, electrical and mechanical, and computer science, will be Kuwaitized for male instructors. To ensure that graduates of teacher preparation institutions are adequately prepared, social studies teachers won’t be replaced this year.

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