A cross section of candidates who participated in the CBT in Dutse.
The Jigawa State Government has begun Computer-Based Tests for the recruitment of 500 teachers for its J-Tsangaya programme, as over 9,000 graduates and NCE holders jostle for the limited positions.
The Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Tsangaya Education Board, Abubakar Maje, disclosed this to journalists on Sunday shortly after inspecting the ongoing CBT exercise in Dutse, Hadejia and Gumel. “The government shortlisted 3,150 applicants to sit for the CBT, from which the successful candidates will be selected,” Maje said.
According to him, the recruitment is part of efforts to strengthen the state’s Almajiri Free Zone Programme. “The teachers will support the programme which targets more than 5,000 Almajirai for enrolment in a structured education system,” he explained.
Maje said the new model will combine Qur’anic studies with basic Western education and vocational training, adding that “We want to strengthen the traditional Tsangaya system and reduce the number of children engaged in street begging.”
