The GOVERNMENT intends to hire more teachers in the next financial year to meet the challenge that arose after the government built more classes and the increase of students in schools, middle colleges and universities.

This was stated by the Assistant Director from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Margaret Musai when the researchers presented the results of the 'Tanzania Education Research' presented to the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) yesterday and stressed that the government is currently focused on increasing the staff of the cadre.

"When you build infrastructure, it makes sense and the number of students increases... that is a very good result of the government.

Almost every Tanzanian river is in school studying.

Now comes the challenge of teachers," he said.

The director has said that the government has started to take several measures to hire teachers to meet the challenge while the priority in the next financial year is to hire more teachers at the primary, secondary, technical colleges and universities.

In the event attended by the Canadian Ambassador Kyle Nunaz Canada and his British counterpart David Concur, the Assistant Director said the Government likes to work and the stakeholders are working to help the Tanzanian child.

"Currently we (Ministry of Education) are making improvements to the Education Policy to provide better education and not just better education.

Good education looks after the child from the initial level, primary education, secondary education, in technical colleges and various colleges here in Tanzania," he explained.

In achieving that, Musai said, the Ministry is going through various references and research to find a policy that reflects current needs.

And the representative of the Director of Education from the Office of the President, Regional Governments and Local Governments (TAMISEMI), Yusuph Singo admitted that he participated in the meeting to receive the results of the Tanzania Education Survey 2023, he acknowledged the importance of research in improving the sector while admitting that despite There are no events that he has not found yet, there is a relationship between climate change and student learning.

And Faith Shayo, Head of the Education Division at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said that currently stakeholders are focusing on the issue of education and climate change.

Shayo, who is also the Chairman of the Forum of Partners for the Development of Education in Tanzania, currently the efforts of the stakeholders is to make education able to contribute to achieving sustainable development.

Educational researchers have begun to include the effects of climate change in education while proposing to improve the learning environment to deal with these challenges.