Education Minister announces salary increase for teachers
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Georgia's teachers will start next year with a little bit more money in their wallets thanks to a salary increase from the state.
Georgia’s Minister of Education Alexander Jejelava today announced from the start of next year the average salary of teachers in Georgia would reach $330 USD.
In recent years the Government has offered greater financial and professional support to teachers within an overhaul of the local education system.
Today Jejelava said this salary increase was further proof the Government supported teachers, and said next year's state budget would finance salary increase for teachers.
Over the past four years the salaries of teachers in Georgia has gradually increased and this will continue in the future, said Jejelava.
The average salary for teachers in 2012, when the current Georgian Dream Government took office, was equivalent to $109 but since then it has been periodically increased.
Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili held a special briefing about 2.45pm today and announced Aleksandre Jejelava was Georgia’s new Minister of Education.
People with a university degree who wish to stand in front of a classroom and teach school children in Georgia while earning a decent salary could see their dreams fulfilled in 12 months’ time thanks to a new course initiated by the Government of Georgia.
At the end of this month teachers in Georgia will receive an increased salary.
The average salary of scientists in Georgia will increase by 250 percent. Instead of 150-200 GEL, scientists in Georgia will now earn 700-800 GEL, announced Georgia’s Minister of Education Tamar Sanikidze after the first meeting of the Research and Innovation Council.
Education system should be based on progress, development and aspirations of free and happy individuals, says Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili.