Teacher unions, BEC seal marriage

BOSETU members will now have a platform to negotiate  for better pay for invigilating and marking examinations
BOSETU members will now have a platform to negotiate for better pay for invigilating and marking examinations

Teacher unions have finally entered into a recognition agreement with Botswana Examinations Council (BEC), allowing the parties to negotiate payment rates for marking and moderation of final national examinations.

For years, there has not been a platform for the two to legally engage since the 2009 court ruling, which pronounced marking and invigilation as non-teaching duties thereby requiring that unions, representing their members negotiate on fee structures and other logistics relating to those services.

Both union leaders and BEC management have hailed the agreement as landmark.

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