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The shortage of teachers seems to be less acute before the start of the fall term. Image of archive.
Teachers were able to choose and leave vacant positions for many years. Before the beginning of the year, the offer seems to be smaller.
– One can expect some labor market downturn as to the number of vacancies, "says Robert Fahlgren, second vice-principal of the teacher
. Annual Teachers' Association shows that at the end of June about 8,800 vacancies.It is a decrease of 22% over the same period last year. The most important is the change in the number of vacancies for secondary school teachers, a decrease of 26.7%, while the number of vacancies for preschool teachers is 18.4%
New ways of working
municipalities have introduced new ways of solving skills in schools, which means not only more teachers.An example is the city of Malmö which employs so-called student coordinators. that relieve teachers by supporting students on breaks in Dalarna, teachers can combine work with studies
– We think municipalities do a good job, "says Caryll
At the same time, it is clear that recruitment challenges will continue 39, be important in schools in the future. About the shortage
The picture is shared by Robert Fahlgren
– The signals we constantly receive are the lack of teachers and you are very happy to have temporary staff and teachers for the services available. We also receive signals that the workload is becoming difficult for competent and legitimate teachers who are there to help other foreign and foreign teachers.
Figures from the Employment Service show that at the end of June there were about 2,900. Unemployed teacher in the country, which is largely unchanged from last year. The fact that the number of unemployed is not lower thinks Robert Fahlgren is due, among other things, to the fact that teachers dare to resign.
– We dare to be unemployed for a while because we know that we always get a job as a teacher. places for teachers
Category of Teacher Number of vacancies June 2018 Number of Openings June 2018 Percentage Change
Gymnasium Teachers 1031 1264 18.4
Elementary School Teacher 4123 6340 22.1
Elementary School Teacher 1557 1949 20.1
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