No teaching qualification, no admission, says the Teaching Service Commission chairman Samson Wangihomie. We will only admit the new graduates who have applied for admission
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Author: Phoebe Gwangilo
Phoebe is a Reporter with the Pacific Star Limited (The National)
K460,000 school fee subsidy paid for Lufa tertiary students
A K460,000 school fee subsidy was paid this week to more than 100 plus students attending three higher education institutions in Goroka, Eastern Highlands province.
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Kavanamur appointed as NHTE board member
The former secretary of the Department of Higher Education Research Science and Technology (DHERST), Professor David Kavanamur, is among the seven recent appointees to the
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15,000 teachers expected to be put off payroll
More than 15,000 teachers are expected to be put off payroll come May 5, according to the Education Secretary Dr Uke Kombra. Auto-suspension or automated
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Automatic pay suspension for teachers set for March
The date for the automatic pay suspension of teachers is set for next month, according to the Education Secretary Dr Uke Kombra. The date for
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PILAG partners with research institute
Various researches into addressing public service and workspace to improve the quality of life will come into effect following an agreement signed yesterday. A Memorandum
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Student killed during after-exam celebration
A University of Goroka (UOG) student, who was assaulted during an after-exam celebration, has died at the Goroka General Hospital on Sunday, Vice Chancellor Dr
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Over K1 million set for students’ fares
More than K1 million has been set aside for over 14,000 government-sponsored students in tertiary institutions to travel back to their homes for holidays this
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Education Department faces eviction
The Education Department headquarter in Waigani, NCD, will be locked by 5pm Monday if the State fails to pay K39 million in rental arrears to
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Exam marking begins
Markers have started working on the grade 10 national examination papers yesterday, says an official. We have started grade 10 marking here at Mercy Secondary
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