During a media briefing on Tuesday, BOTEPCO Registrar, Dr Raphael Dingalo announced that they introduced a teaching license to improve the teaching profession. Dingalo also said following the new move, no one shall be employed or allowed to practice as a teacher unless they are registered with the council and have been issued a teaching licence.
“A person who employs a person who is not registered with the council and issued with a license commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding P15,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both. In addition a person who practices without a teaching license commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding P5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both,” Dingalo said. He explained that an application for such shall be made to the council in the prescribed form. However, for citizens, the Registrar said the license will be valid for a period of 36 months from the date of registration while for a person is a non-citizen, the license will not exceed 60 months from the date of registration. In addition, Dingalo said in support of the registration and licensing of teachers, the BOTEPCO will develop high-level system architecture for the convenience of teachers. The Registrar further pointed out that the process of registration would start early next year and teachers will be given a certain time for registration. He said they hope that the new policy will be effective by mid-next year.
