UK offers incentives for teachers from 9 countries and four (4) of them are in Africa. The four countries the UK is ready to recruit professionally trained teachers are Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The programme starts in February 2023.

• The UK institutions interested in hiring professional teachers directly from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, and Nigeria need these teachers in 2023. 
• The institutions interested would also sponsor the recruited teachers’ visas and applications for a Qualified Teacher Status certification.
• There are efforts by the government of the United Kingdom to increase teacher salaries to a minimum 30500 pounds per year.

Teachers who acquire the QST are preferred in England and serve as evidence that the applicant has the required teacher education, and training needed to be employed.

“Teachers from all eligible countries will have to show they meet a consistent set of criteria for the award of QTS. Over time, this route will be opened to qualified teachers from every country outside the UK,” the UK government said in a statement.

The teachers can be recruited directly from their countries of origin provided their employer sponsors a critical skills visa for them.

The visa will be used along with the general or immigration visa.

The UK government said in due course this type of visa would be opened to teachers from all over the world.

According to a University College London report, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, there were around 8% more teacher openings in 2020 (138 512) than there were in 2019 (128 235).

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The demand for teaching professionals had risen above pre-pandemic levels by mid-summer and the beginning of autumn.

As part of retaining teaching staff, the UK intends to have a base salary of about 30500 pounds per annum for the lowest-paid teachers.

Learn more about the apply for QTS in England service and the new criteria for overseas teachers applying for QTS or more information email teach.inengland@education.gov.uk. For enquiries about applying for QTS email qts.enquiries@education.gov.uk or telephone 020 7593 5394. You can read more about this here