Jasharaj: By all means, we will challenge the teaching test.

The head of SBASK says that from MAST, they expect progress from the operating license to the other license to take additional degrees and that this movement at the rank is voluntary.

What it is and I say responsibly since I'm the SBASK representative, are working on some guidelines involving licenses and licenses. One of these instructions envisions a raise in wages such as is in the Law of Salaries for educational workers who will move in degrees. Each time the word is mentioned in writing, we react and we are against and the teachers who need to relax and not be stressed is that employees in the education sector will not submit any written test for their knowledge, because these knowledge has been witnessed at the Universities and have diplomas and employment licenses will be renewed”, says Jasharaj.

So Kosovo's written test for the current situation will not be, but what can be expected. The guidance provided that there will be degrees, so there's a mention of an advanced teaching license and a permanent work license, and now you see that teachers volunteer if they see themselves being prepared with the criteria that they're assigning MAST to enter the promotion process, it remains to be later determined which criteria they will submit to these teaching”, he says.

Jasharaj also says such an assessment is degrading and derogatory not only for their professional achievements but will be humiliating to the Faculty of Education.

“We challenge whether there are ideas in MAST that all of Kosovo's teachers are responsible to send on a written test of knowledge, we will challenge and appeal for teachers not to submit to this test, because it is degrading to their diplomas as well as to the Education Faculty, which has prepared these people for the education sector<1>, says Jasharaj of EO.

He has also given his reasonings about why the Ministry of Education insists on testing teachers.

Because we react every time and try with what we know and we can protect teachers from any injustice that may be done. The current situation, I want to admit that they are very cold because we have made two official requests to Minister Nagavci to meet and discuss all matters in education. Her cabinet has argued that she doesn't have time, and I wonder that since September of this place it has been months since she's not taking at least one hour and meeting with representatives of the educational system”, he said.