Shortage of schools affecting recruitment
The severe shortage of seats in some private schools, especially Indian schools, seems to be reflecting negatively on recruitments, say industry sources.
Many professionals who have been offered lucrative jobs in Qatar are said to be turning them down because they cannot find a seat for their children in a suitable private school.
Also, newly arrived professionals are apparently in a dilemma whether to continue in their jobs or quit since they are unable to bring their families here for the same reason.
Indian families remain the worst-hit, after most of the Indian schools stopped new admissions due to a severe seats crunch. A new regulation of the Supreme Education Council (SEC) putting a cap on the maximum number of students each private school can admit has led to the current crisis.
An official working with the recruitment section of a leading petroleum company told this daily yesterday that recently he had come across at least two cases in which two Indian engineers refused to accept job offers from the company because they couldn’t secure a seat for their children in any of the nearly-a-dozen Indian schools in Qatar.
“They wanted to come along with their families but when they found that their children would not get admission in an Indian school here, they refused the job offer,” he said.
He said, on a daily basis, his section was getting a number of inquiries from job seekers related to school admissions.
“Many professionals are ready to come if we ensure them a seat in an Indian school here but we are not in a position to do that,” he added.
Indian school sources say that the issue has already been raised with the SEC and the latter has promised to find a solution. These schools, which started their new academic year in April, have a long waiting list of new applicants but could admit none or very few.
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i was thinking to bring my family here, but now i dont.
i was thinking to bring my family here, but now i dont.
Of course it is. Why do you think that family visas are becoming almost impossible for the majority of expats?
It won't run out of unskilled workers - they are bachelors living in the kennel accommodation in the Industrial Area, with their kids back in Kerala.
Govt of Qatar should bring their education system to international level (for that they have resources too) & all children should go to the govt. schools instead of attending these so called "Community & International" schools, who are taking care for their money only & not for the quality education & child care.
I think Qatar Government should open his own government school with the collaboration of NCERT India like Central School in a huge complex for 20 thousands kids so that kids and their parents cant get exploited by so called money minting machines type of private schools.
And Abu Dhabi this problem already since 6-7 years back...very high rents, very expensive education...
Hire the bachelors or those who are having already adult settled or studying kids!
What makes you think that a policy with the consequence of less Indian families moving to Qatar isn't part of a plan?