We remained repetitive at one of the most important jobs: Why don’t young people want to be teachers anymore?
Romanian teachers earn almost 13% less than other employees with higher education in the local economy. According to Ioana Necula, the founder of the private school Genesis College, the effect can also be seen in the way the labor market for education moves. The appetite of young graduates for the profession of teacher is held in check by the very issue of salaries, which make them carefully weigh their options.
“The human resources market in education does not look good. Young people no longer want to become teachers, and we also take our resources from this market. One of the general inspectors of Bucharest even said that a few years ago there were lists of young college graduates who wanted to be teachers and there were no positions, now there are positions and we have no teachers. So young people don’t want to become teachers unless it’s very difficult,” said Ioana Necula, president – founder of the private school Genesis College, during the ZF Live show, made with the support of Orange Business.
On the other hand, the private sector seems to be more generous with money. Ioana Necula emphasizes that private schools pay their teachers 40% more than the salaries received by the state. According to an analysis carried out by the recruitment platform e-Jobs, the salary of a beginner teacher in the private sector is approximately 4,000 lei per month, and for those with at least five years of experience, it exceeds 5,000 lei. A secondary school teacher earns between 5,000 and 8,000 lei, depending on seniority, but also on the specialization he has.
“Generally we pay 30-40% of salaries over the state. There are some benefits, but we also have competition from the state because it is considered that state teachers have more free time than private ones. They are difficult to compare, from my experience, those who work for the state do not return to the private sector.” Ioana Necula also said at ZF Live.
Source: www.mediafax.ro
