Expat schools to have more Omani teachers

For the first time in the history of Indian schools, there are no pending applications with the ministries and we are happy and thankful about this achievement,” George said.

A large number of approvals are needed to hire a teacher, and the process is time consuming.“That is the reason we apply early as this takes time,” Wilson said.

“Teachers, unlike other job categories, have to seek attestations from different agencies in their home countries,” he said .

“Then there are other procedures that we have to follow here with the Ministry of Manpower and Education,” he added.

Officials of Pakistani school say it takes four to six months to bring a teacher from Pakistan.“If we have to recruit a teacher from Pakistan, it takes four to six months as they have to get all the documents attested in both Pakistan and Oman,” Ataullah Niazi said.

That is one of the reasons the Pakistan Schools asks for a notice period of two to three months if any staff member resigns.“If anyone resigns between August and January then he or she has to serve a notice period of three months and if someone resigns in between February and July then he has to serve a notice period of two months,” an official said.

Visit visa teachers and people on family visas are not allowed to work in Oman schools by the authorities. The Oman government has set rates of Omanisation for companies across the Sultanate.

These rates vary for teaching and non-teaching roles in private educational establishments.

When a company hires the required number of Omanis, the government then allows the hiring of expatriate workers.