To the profession: a teacher recognizes teaching as a vocation and more than mere gainful employment. He/she is therefore under obligation to conduct himself/herself according to the following rules:
- To follow at all times the highest standard of professional conduct.
- To work conscientiously and with diligence and regularity.
- To set a good example in his/her conduct, his/her person and his/her dress code
- At all times to the children under his/her care.
- To try continually to improve his/her standard of work and ability.
- To take an active part in all school activities, both in and out of school.
- To acknowledge that failure to maintain a high professional standard may involve
- Disciplinary penalty.
- To acknowledge that the commission of an offence under regulation 15 of the Teaching Service Regulations, 1983, constitutes serious misconduct.
- To the Employer: a teacher agrees to serve according to the Conditions of Service laid down in the Teaching Service Act,1982 and Teaching Service Regulations 1983.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Primary Teachers Diploma: Primary School teachers
- Secondary Teachers Diploma: Junior Secondary School teachers
- Degree with Education: Senior Secondary School teachers
- Or any qualification equivalent to these
HOW TO APPLY:
A teacher wishing to join the service should apply to:
The Executive Secretary
Teaching Service Commission
P.O.Box 976
Mbabane
Swaziland
TRANSFERS:
1.1 A teacher wishing to transfer writes to the School Manager requesting the transfer through the Head teacher and the Regional Educational Officer.
1.2 If a School Manager wishes to transfer a teacher, he/she consults the Regional Education officer giving details of the teacher and the school he/she wishes to transfer to.
1.3 The School Manager and the Regional Education Officer examine the implications of the transfers. In a case of Aided Schools, the Regional Education Officer jointly with the School Manger compile a list of transfer requests and submit it to the Teaching Service Commission in September to be effected at the beginning of the school year. This is becoming awkward since the academic year for tertiary institutions is not in phase with the school year.
1.4 In the case of a maintained school the Regional Education Officer submits a list to the School Manger (Under Secretary for Education) who in turn consults with all the Regional Educational Officers in a meeting of Transfers Committee. The Manager then submits the recommendations of the Committee for approval by the Teaching Service Commission.
1.5 The Teaching Service Commission writes to the teachers and copy the Regional Education Officers and School Manager informing them of the transfers.
The following table further clarifies the process of transfers.
National Curriculum Centre Eswatini Application Form