In her speech, Minister Manastirliu emphasized the significance of close cooperation between the school, family and other stakeholders to guide children towards informed choices for the future.

Minister Manastirliu said that during the current year, through the SMIP system, there have been sent to parents over 16 thousand information letters, regarding the tendencies and achievements of their children, as part of a comprehensive career guidance process.

“We have over 300 teachers who guide students for the future in higher education, vocational education or the labor market, to have even more mechanisms to strengthen their role and to influence the intelligent choices of students in cooperation with parents. Your role is an essential and important role in identifying the tendencies and talents of our students, which not only starts at an early age, but also gets consolidated starting from the 6th grade when students are 11-12 years old”, emphasized Manastirliu.

According to this year’s data, there has been recorded a 10% increase in students’ interest in vocational education, proving the effectiveness of this new role in the education system.

The meeting also served as a platform for reflection on the challenges and as an incentive for further support for teacher coordinators, as key links in building an education system oriented towards the future. /k.s/j.p/p.s./

Prime Minister Edi Rama stated today that for, “The candidates who have taken the license exam in May 2025, or are in the licensing process, the application deadline will be from June 13-23, 2025”.

According to the criteria published by the Ministry of Education and Sports, the interested candidate applies to the Regional Directorate of Pre-University Education where he has the permanent residence and has the right to select up to 3 Local Education Offices where he wants to be employed.

Likewise, the candidate who holds more than one license has the right to compete in the profiles according to the respective licenses by applying separately for each license.

Meanwhile, for those who wish to work as available teachers or as assistant teachers, in addition to applying for the relevant profile, they must also choose the option “Available Teacher” or “Special Education”.

The “Teacher for Albania” portal also creates the opportunity for candidates who have taken the license exam and have been successful to choose whether they want to maintain their test scores or request to be re-tested for this portal.

In the first phase, the application files will be evaluated for compliance with the legal criteria. The candidates have the right to appeal the point assessment and verification of qualification files, while the File Evaluation Commission subsequently reviews the appeals and confirms the qualified candidates, who enter the test or carry the points of the 2024 portal. The second phase includes computerized testing, while the Educational Services Center must issue the results of the computerized test by August 31, 2025. The final list of candidates along with their ranking is ready by September 2, 2025. /m.m/a.f/p.s./

The day is celebrated in all schools and universities to remember and express gratitude for all those who love to educate new generations.

“Gratitude for the teachers, who with patience and dedication sow and cultivate the seeds of knowledge in the children of Albania, I wish them a Happy March 7”, said Rama.

On 7 March 1887, Albanians opened the first desegregated, secular school under the occupation of the Ottoman Empire in Korça.

As an expression of estimation for the first Albanian school and its teachers, March 7 has been declared as “Teacher’s Day” and of the Albanian school. The building where this school opened 138 years ago is today the National Museum of Education. /p.s./

During the meeting organized at the “Kosova” school in Tirana” on school security, PM Rama said that, “The new school year started with another group of new schools which are added to a set of educational buildings. These are the result of a ten-year investment and in regard to the volume of work done and the volume of funds made available we have managed to build and rebuild in these 10 years more than in 40 years taken together before the beginning of this decade”.

“It’s not just the quantity, it’s also the quality of the teacher”, underlined Rama, adding that “We have not focused only on the building and infrastructure, but in a special way on strengthening the authority of the teacher and the continuous motivation of the teaching staff”.

Rama spoke about a continuous increase of salaries for teachers.

“At present, we have managed to increase the average salary of teachers to 950 euros. And there are also the criteria; every teacher who stands out is paid better, but we do not intend to stop here, we are not done with this”, emphasized Rama. /p.s./

“Kushi gave us the bad news for all the students who are attending pedagogical studies, for all those who have completed five or seven years of university studies to practice the teaching profession, for all the lecturers engaged in faculties, as well as for parents who have children in pre-university education. According to Ms. Kushi, all those who have graduated in fields related to or different from teaching, such as: economics, engineering, arts, linguistics, translation and wish to practice the profession of teacher, will be fulfilled this wish, once they have completed the necessary psycho-pedagogical training, which will be made possible by the faculties of pedagogical studies”, said Sula

She considered the initiative contrary to the previous legal acts, which make it obligatory for the students who want to practice the teaching profession, to graduate in the pedagogical studies, the second cycle of Master’s studies in teaching, complete an internship and then take the teacher’s licensing exam.

“Your primary objective, of the Ministry of Education and of this government, is not the interest of the student, nor that of the teacher, but the party’s interest to use them in the election campaign”, said Sula. /p.s./

Minister of Education and Sports Evis Kushi provided some of details of the new instruction in the social media.

Kushi invited all universities to submit applications for the approval of the necessary programs, to allow those interested to enroll in the new academic year 2023-2024.

“For years in the pre-university education system, some subjects such as: Economics, Informatics, Arts, Philosophy, Technology, were taught by teachers of other profiles who had not graduated in the field of teaching and who lacked the necessary pedagogical and methodical training. Therefore, having as the primary objective the interest of the students and their right to teaching at high scientific and psycho-pedagogical levels, we have drawn up and approved a new instruction, which enables the teaching profession to be practiced by professionals graduated in different fields, such as engineering, economics, arts, linguistics, translation, etc., but after they have completed the necessary psycho-pedagogical training, which will be provided by the faculties of education in higher education institutions”, emphasized Kushi.

Minister Kushi invited all universities, based on this instruction, to submit applications for the approval of the necessary programs as soon as possible, to give those interested the opportunity to register in the new academic year 2023-2024./k.s/p.s./

Education Minister Evis Kushi expressed her condolences at the teacher losing her life because of COVID-19. And she took the opportunity to extend an appeal to all the people not to neglect vaccination as the best way to prevent the virus risk.

“I am very saddened at the death of teacher Blerina Lamçja (Hoxholli) in the special school “Zëra Jete” in Elbasan. Blerina lost the battle with COVID-19 at the age of 40, leaving behind sadness not only to her family, colleagues and friends who knew her closely, but also to the school students, for whom Blerina worked so hard and with devotion. The sad news should make us all aware that the risk of the virus is still among us, therefore it serves as a strong appeal not to neglect for a moment the vaccination and the observance of health protocols”, said the minister./p.s./

In his remarks, Balla said that, “in the entire region of Elbasan, the vaccination of teachers is going ahead at a fast pace and within a short period of time, all teachers will be immunized and learning process will be developed under normal conditions.

Also, Balla denied the recent rumors over AstraZeneca vaccine blockade in some states, saying that if these will be verified it would turn out to be false news.

“AstraZeneca vaccine is being widely used in the UK, with Prime Minister himself vaccinated. Certified by international institutions, this vaccine leaves no room for doubts about its quality and effectiveness,” Balla said.//a.i/

The Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama addressed a question to his followers on the social network Instagram, in the section “100 days, 100 fulfillments” – How many teachers have been employed through the “Teachers for Albania” portal 4,500 teachers (22%), or 11,078 (78%)?.

The Prime Minister Rama emphasized that, 11 078 new teachers have been employed only on the basis of merit through the portal “Teachers for Albania” during the years 2014-2020 ″.

Since the beginning of operation in 2014, the “Teachers for Albania” portal employed teachers in the education system based on meritocracy and transparency. Thanks to the portal, nepotism and the influence of politics have been avoided.

In the years 2014-2015, 1,113 teachers have been employed, in the years 2015-2016, 1,421 teachers have been employed, in 2016-2017, 1,186 teachers employed, in 2017-2018, 654 teachers employed, in 2018-2019, 1,730 teachers employed, in 2019-2020, 1,997 teachers employed and although we are still at the beginning of 2021, in 2020-2021, 2,592 new teachers have been employed and included in the education system through this portal. //a.i/

According to this publication, there are 10,693 teachers in total employed from 2014 until now, for which Minister Kushi highlighted transparency and meritocracy as the only criteria in their employment.

“Since its introduction in 2014, the portal ‘Teachers for Albania’ has provided employment of teachers in the education system based on meritocracy and transparency. Thanks to the portal, the honored figure of the teacher is promoted day by day, avoiding nepotism and the influence of politics.”

In the years 2014-2015, 1113 teachers were employed through it; in the years 2015-2016 there were employed 1421 teachers, 2016-2017 1186 teachers, 2017-2018 654 teachers, 2018-2019 1730 teachers, 2019-2020 1997 teachers and although we are still at the beginning of 2021, for the period 2020-2021, 2592 new teachers were recruited and included in the education system through this portal.

In 2018, the portal “Teachers for Albania” was included in the law on Pre-University Education, while from year to year it has been consolidated more and more./p.s./