Deal brokered to avert exam crisis

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The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) and teachers unions have finally reached an agreement on invigilation and course work rates for the 2015 national examinations.

The deal, concluded on Monday, averts a national exams crisis such as happened in 2010 when teachers boycotted final exams, resulting in the delay of results and the subsequent troubles for students progressing to different grades.

Under the deal, teachers secured a six percent increase in invigilation and coursework rates, with the former moving from P58.90 to P62.45 per hour and the latter rising to P39.50 per candidate, from P37.50.

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