Based on the press statement recently it mentioned that out of more than 38,000 teachers in Sabah, 11,000 or 29% of whom are teachers from the Peninsula. About 3,000 teachers are from Kelantan and Terengganu where this states adversely affected by massive floods recently, causing the school opening to be postponed for a week in the whole of Malaysia.
SAPP Youth chief, Jamain Sarudin who led the group in a statement said SAPP Youth Movement sympathizes with the fate and long-term trauma that afflicts people in Peninsular Malaysia. However, according to him, this clearly demonstrates that Sabah is critically dependent on teachers from the Peninsula until they are forced to comply the delayed school opening.
According to the examination statistics of 2013 issued early last year showed that there were 18,681 people who passed SPM and 7,213 more who passed STPM in Sabah and has increased the number of job seekers. However, as all parties are aware, in a media statement in the same year showed Sabah youths only fill 30% of admission to teachers training college in Sabah and the rest or 70% are filled by youths from Peninsular Malaysia. This figure does not match and is unfair to the thousands of Sabah youths awaiting the opportunity to join the teaching profession which is considered a popular profession among them, furthermore, Sabah now that is still dependent on the peninsula teachers.
"We will neither be able to meet the demand nor avoid dependency on this because the number of local youth admission to the Education College in Sabah is too small, compared to the opportunities enjoyed by the youth from other areas in Malaysia, we must all understand Borneanisation as agreed in the 20-Points must be respected, because it is the key and one of the conditions of the Malaysia Agreement in the formation of a new Federation State in 1963"
SAPP Youth also urged that the Sabah Education Department be granted the autonomy to process by its own, admission to the Education College especially in Sabah in order to ensure more youths in Sabah have better chances of entering to the Sabah Education institutions. The present intake system has shut down opportunities for our ‘anak’ Sabah (Sons of Sabah)
Through this memorandum, SAPP Youth urged that the incentives can be given equally to all teachers regardless of whether peninsula teachers or Sabah teachers who teach in Sabah. This is due to geographical factors and lack of infrastructures in Sabah, especially in rural areas. However, if Sabah youths can fill the need in teaching, the government could save financially for the payment of allowances and the money can be used to improve school facilities in Sabah that are sure to inspire educators and help pupils to more comfortable learning, especially in rural areas. These cost savings can also help teachers of the peninsula which had spent a lot to buy tickets to go back every time during holidays and festive season. These savings not only help the economy of these teachers but also to bring them closer to their families.
"Social media and telecommunications links are indeed available but it is completely different if we could drive back home to visit family every week or every few months," said Jamain.
He said that filling the gap of teachers in Sabah will require a long process, but if should start from now. It is hoped the Sabah Education Department and Sabah leaders can take smart decisions to overcome this problem.
The group also included SAPP Youth vice chairmen Stephan Gaiman and Yong Yit Yoong, its secretary Mokujal Brister, organising secretary Dexter Chin, Press Secretary George Jeffery, Exco youth Rizal Alimat, together with some SAPP party leaders .
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