Teacher shortage affects primary education in all regions
Primary schools in all Dutch regions will feel the teacher shortage between now and 2023. The shortage will amount to 1300 full-time teachers this year. This number is expected to rise to 2023 FTEs by 4673. A better salary is needed to counter the shortages and make the profession more attractive, he says AObdriver Eugenie Stolk. "We went on strike again on September 12 for that."
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Today the Labor Market Platform published Primary Education eighteen analyzes about the regional labor market and the expected shortages.
The causes of the shortages differ per region, often a combination of all kinds of factors. For example, in many regions there are relatively many older teachers who will retire in the coming years. Successors will have to be found for them. It is true that the influx into teacher training courses is increasing again nationally, but that increase is not sufficient to meet the demand for teachers, according to the Labor Market Platform where the AOb together with other educational organizations.
Big cities
The shortage can already be felt in the four major cities. The situation will become even more dire as the number of students there increases. A shortage of 159 FTEs is expected for Amsterdam this year and this will rise to 475 full-time teaching jobs in 2023. In the second city of the country, Rotterdam, there is a shortage of 108 full-time jobs this year. In five years' time it will be more than 300 FTEs, predicts the Labor Market Platform. In absolute terms, the shortages in Utrecht and The Hague are less severe than in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. This year, Utrecht is facing a shortage of 38 FTEs, which will increase to 113 FTEs, in The Hague there is a shortage of 66 FTEs and this will increase to 179 FTEs.
The Labor Market Platform expects the largest shortages in the regions of Noord-Holland and Rotterdam / Rijnmond in 2023. The shortage in the Noord-Holland region will reach 890 FTEs. Amsterdam has the greatest absolute deficit and the Gooi and Vecht region the smallest. In Rotterdam / Rijnmond, there is a shortage of 582 full-time jobs for teachers in 2023.
Shrinkage areas
Shrinking areas will not be spared, even if there is a decline in pupils. In Limburg, a shortage of 79 FTEs is expected this year. In 2023 this will be about 205 FTEs, with the largest absolute shortages expected in North Limburg. In Zeeland they will have to look for 2023 teachers by 113. A shortage of 179 FTEs is expected in Groningen.
In order to counter the shortages, salaries will have to be raised AObdriver Eugenie Stolk. This helps for both the short and long term, because it makes the profession more attractive. “Take the silent reserve, for example. These are people with a PABO diploma, who are currently not in the classroom. They may want to go back, but they are not doing so now because of the workload and the large pay gap with their current work. If you invest in this, you can attract people in the short term. ”
