17-05-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Transfer rules relaxed for teachers with minimum 2 years of service
Previously, teachers were not allowed to apply for transfers within the first three years of service.
KUCHING : The education ministry is now allowing transfer applications from teachers who have served for at least two years.
Education minister Fadhlina Sidek said applications could also be made without any additional conditions.
'This decision was made after taking into account various views as well as the Madani government's commitment to the well-being of teachers,' she said in her speech at the 54th National Teachers' Day celebration here today.
Also present was deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Previously, teachers were not allowed to apply for transfers within the first three years of service.
Fadhlina said the ministry had appointed 1,470 teaching assistants for 2025, with selected schools, based on set criteria, to receive two assistants each.
'The education ministry will also send selected teachers and officers for short-term overseas courses to gain knowledge and experience in specialised fields. This initiative involves an allocation of RM4 million,' she said.
At the event, Fadhlina announced that 32 teachers would be sent to international schools in the UK at no cost under the Global Immersion For Future-Ready Teachers programme.
She said teachers would also be entitled to a 20% discount on flight tickets through the MH GOM portal, with further details to be announced later.
