Issues in recruitment

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Issues in recruitment training for mother
tongue-based multilingual education

Seminar on Multilingual EducationKabul, 13-18
March 2010 Susan Malone
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Thinking about recruitment
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Steps in planning for recruitment

• Identify the positions that need to be filled
• Identify responsibilities related to each
  position
• Identify qualifications required for each
  position
• Plan for on-going technical, financial, and
  personal support for people in each position.

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Step 1. Identify personnel needed for successful
/ sustainable MLE programs in the language
communities

• Teachers (fluent in the students L1 and in L2)
• Writers, artists and editors (to produce L1
  teaching and learning materials)
• Supervisors
• Coordinator
• Community Advisory Committee

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Personnel needed at sub-national and national
levels

• Supervisors
• Trainers / Training Coordinator
• Linguists
• Curriculum writers
• Monitors / Evaluators
• Steering Committee / Coordinating Body

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Step 2 Identify reasonable qualifications for
MLE program staff

• Teachers
• Writers, artists, editors
• Curriculum developers
• Supervisors
• Trainers
• Evaluators
• Others

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Step 3 Plan the process for recruiting the
people that will be needed but are not already in
the program.
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Step 4. Plan the system for providing on-going
technical and financial support have the
financial support confirmed before beginning
recruitment and training.
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NOTE If there are few or no certified teachers
who are fluent in the minority languages, here
are some ideas from other countries

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1. Establish a new level of teacher (L1 MLE
   teacher or Village teacher, etc.).
2. Identify responsibilities, qualifications, and
   pay scale for this position.
3. Plan pre-service and in-service training programs
   for these teachers
4. Plan a process by which experienced village
   teachers can receive further training to become
   fully certified teachers.

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Thinking about training
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Training methods appropriate for MT-Based
multilingual education

• Teacher training courses established especially
  for MLE (special focus on language development in
  L1 L2)
• Training workshopspre-service / in-service
• Apprenticeships and mentoring from Master
  Teachers

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Special training focus in MLE programs language
development

• Build Oral L1
• Introduce build fluency in L1 literacy
• Introduce and build fluency in Oral L2
• Bridge from L1 to L2 literacy
• Build fluency in L2 literacy
• Use L1 and later L1with L2 for instruction

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Major emphasis of all training in multilingual
education programs

• supporting MLE staff as they gain competence and
  confidence to initiate and sustain their programs

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Questions for group discussion

1. What positions will you need to establish for
   your MLE program?
2. What qualifications will be required for each
   position?
3. How will you recruit staff?
4. How and where will staff be trained? What needs
   to be done to establish on-going, quality
   training for this program.