Malaysia conducting special course for Tamil schoolteachers
April 25th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANIKuala Lumpur, Apr 25 (ANI): The Malaysian Education Ministry is reportedly conducting special courses to improve Tamil schoolteachers’ teaching skills.
The Star quoted Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, S.K. Devamany, as saying that the course would train them to teach English in Tamil schools and Tamil in the national schools, which are facing shortages of teachers.
Devamany, who is also an MIC vice-president, said this was the first time the ministry was conducting such a course, and added that the aspirants should be below 35-years-old and must submit their applications before May 16. (ANI)
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