Changing the education system in Ukraine is possible only after teachers’ salaries are increased. The Minister of Digital Transformation explained when the changes are expected and how teachers’ pay will increase.
The salary of Ukrainian teachers can be increased in September 2024. But for this, most of the allowances currently in force will have to be cancelled, Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov said in a telethon on September 8.
According to him, the pilot project will begin work next year.
“We have no choice but to transform the education system. We plan to launch a large-scale pilot next year with new salaries,” he said.
He noted that 50 types of allowances are currently given to teachers, but the process of creating this tariff scale is complex. Therefore, teachers’ salaries are low.
Important
“Teachers should be rock stars, earn exactly more than the average salary in the country, and generally have one of the highest salaries in an ideal world,” the minister stressed.
As Mikhail Fedorov noted, 80% of teachers’ salaries in the future will be salaries, and the rest will be additional payments. According to him, the rate will be large in the beginning.
According to the Ministry of Education, the average salary of a young teacher consists of:
- official salary – 5,699 UAH (from December 2021 to December 2023);
- seniority bonuses — UAH 627 (10% for junior teachers);
- allowances for the prestige of work – 1,254 UAH;
- wages for conscientious work – 522 UAH;
- Recovery assistance in the provision of annual leave – 522 UAH;
- other allowances, for example: classroom management, control of notebooks, etc. for – 1379 UAH.
Average salary of a young teacher with no work experience 10 574 UAH
Here The size of the official salary of a teacher of the highest category in Ukraine – 7 001 UAH. From December 2021 to December 2023, the average salary for a teacher in the highest category, with additional payments and allowances, was: 13 759 UAH
Important
Recall, on August 25, the head of the Ministry of Education, Oksen Lisovyi, announced that Ukraine will launch an updated wage format for teachers for 2024/2025. He noted that the new remuneration system will be understandable and transparent.
We also remember that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decided to pay extra to Ukrainians working in state institutions and organizations that do not stop their activities in dangerous areas.
Source: Focus
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