20,000 Contract Teachers to be Hired - Recruitment Drive Details

Aug 13, 2026

The Education Ministry will recruit 20,000 additional officers under the Education Service (Grade DG9) on a Contract of Service basis to address teacher shortages and ensure adequate staffing for the next intake. The initiative supports early enrolment of 6-year-old students into Year One and forms part of preparations for the National Education Plan 2026–2035. Recruitment will be coordinated with SPP, with announcements on Feb 23 and applications from March 2 to March 20.

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Recruitment Overview

Target and purpose

Training and coordination with SPP

Key Timeline and Application Period

Announcement date and screening window

School Capacity and IBS Approach

Modular IBS classrooms for Year One surge

Policy Context for Year One Choice

Parents’ decision-making in 2027

SEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDIDIKANBPPDP,Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaAras SB-4,Blok E8,Kompleks E,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62604 Putrajaya.Tel :03-88846425Faks:03-88846284 TARIKH:31 JANUARI 2026 (SABTU) BERITA HARIAN UTUSAN M'SIA [ N.STRAITS TIME # SINAR HARIAN[ THE STAR 20,000 CONTRACTTEACHERS TO BE HIRED Further details regarding therecruitment drive will be sharedin the near future. JULIANNA JALALUDDINAND LARAINE JUANITHAKUALA LUMPURnews@nst.com.my Selected candidates will under-go professional training at theministry's teacher education in-stitutes in various specialisationareas to ensure they are fully pre-pared for classroom duties HE Education Ministrywill recruit 20,000 moreofficers under the Edu-cation Service(GradeDG9)on a Contract of Service ba-sis to tackle teacher shortages inschools. The ministry said the initiativereflected the Madani govern-ment's commitment to boostingthe quality of education and en-suring the best outcomes forMalaysian children. The recruitment drive is part ofthe ministry's early preparationfor the National Education Plan2026-2035. Communications MinisterDatuk Fahmi Fadzil said the re-cruitment of the new teacherswas to ensure adequate staffingfor the next intake. It also supports the voluntaryenrolment of 6-year-old studentsinto Year One,which will beginnext year. He briefly addressed infras-tructure concerns,stating thatwhile classroom provision re-mained a priority,the cabinethad not yet discussed specificconstruction costs or the Indus-trialised Building System(IBS)indetail. The processis carried out in fullcooperation with the EducationService Commission(SPP).The recruitment announce-ment will be made on Feb 23,theapplication period will run fromMarch 2 to March 20,and inter-views and screening will takeplace from April27 to May 14. Meanwhile,in Ipoh,the Edu-cation Ministry said it would piv-otaway from conventional school TARIKH:31 JANUARI 2026 (SABTU) BERITA HARIAN□UTUSAN M'SIA□ N.STRAITS TIMETHE STARSINAR HARIAN | blocks in favour of modular IBS
classrooms to accommodate the
anticipated surge in Year One en-
rolment next year.
Deputy,Education Minister
Wong Kah Woh said the ministry
was identifying schools that
might face facility shortages.
"This is important because not
all schools are overcrowded or
unable to cope.Many still have
available space.However,for
schools that lack space,the min-
istry will build additional class-
rooms using IBS.
"IBS is not conventional con-
struction.Conventional con-
struction of,say,six or 12 class-
rooms in a building would take at
least two to three years.
"With modular IBS construc-
tion,once approval is obtained, | practices in other countries and.
also aligns with regional educa-
tional developments.
“That is why the main principle
we are adopting is that,for the
first year of implementation in
2027,parents will be given a
choice.
"This decision-making author-
ity is entrusted to parents,as they
are the ones who best understand
their children's development and
readiness."
He said teacher shortages af-
fected all school types,but noted
that teacher placement rates had
improved significantly under the
current government.
"Over the past two to three
years under the Madani govern-
ment,we have successfully in-
creased the teacher placement | | --- | --- | | construction can be completed in
four to five months,"he said after
a woiking visit to SM Yuk Choy
(Suwa)in Jelapang yesterday.
The ministry has already suc-
cessfully deployed IBS technol-
ogy in high-density areas like Cy-
berjaya to resolve overcrowding
issues.
"The ministry has implement-
ed all possible steps to ensure
that schools and teachers will be
ready next

FAQs

How many contract teachers will the Education Ministry recruit and under what basis?

The ministry will recruit 20,000 more officers on a Contract of Service basis under the Education Service (Grade DG9).

What is the recruitment schedule mentioned in the article?

The recruitment announcement is set for Feb 23, applications run from March 2 to March 20, and interviews and screening take place from April 27 to May 14.

How does the plan address the expected rise in Year One enrolment?

In Ipoh, the ministry said it will shift toward modular IBS classrooms to accommodate the anticipated surge, building additional classrooms where schools face facility shortages.

Aug 13, 2026

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