A TOTAL of 37,616 new job placements for teachers, health practitioners and other public service spheres will soon be made public, the government has affirmed.

Deus Sangu, the Public Service Management and Good Governance deputy state minister in the President's Office, made this announcement here yesterday in a tour of his Kwela constituency in Sumbawanga Rural District, Rukwa Region, visiting Kitete, Laela, Kamsamba and Kavifuti villages.

He said that job vacancies in teaching, health, accounting, supply and other sectors are currently being advertised, to address staff shortages across the public service as a whole.

Teaching vacancies already announced by the Public Service Recruitment Secretariat at the regional level are based on the needs of each region and the number of placements that the government is ready to fund, he said.

The recruitment process for teachers this year has begun differently from previous years, he said, noting that the recruitment process for teaching positions is now underway.

There are fewer teaching job vacancies compared to the number of primary and secondary school teachers graduating from various colleges, with over 100,000 teachers currently unemployed, he stated.

The government has shifted to advertising to promote competition in recruitment, to ensure that every qualified individual can obtain employment in their local area without having to travel to Dodoma or Dar es Salaam for interviews, he further noted.

He urged graduates from various colleges and universities to take advantage of these job opportunities while preparing adequately for the recruitment process as it is a new approach to fill teaching positions.

Applicants for these teaching positions are guaranteed that the process of selecting qualified teachers will be fair and transparent, underlining that his office, tasked with managing public service employment procedures, is committed to ensuring that fair play is the rule.

Declaring his intent to support the minister, George Simbachawene, said the team will ensure that the national employment policy which emphasizes the right to employment regardless of economic status, race, ethnicity, or religion is fully adhered to.