High-tech professionals retraining as English teachers get a lesson on ministry promises Haaretz - July 2, 2009 By Or Kashti The high-tech professionals being retrained as English teachers in a high-profile Education Ministry scheme say the ministry would still not tell them where they're going to work and how much they are going to earn, Haaretz learned. The scheme, jointly run by the ministry, the treasury and the Employment Service, is attended by some 100 students. It is meant to draw newly unemployed young professionals, mainly in high-tech, to the education system. It includes six months of studies, with the new teachers entering their first classroom as early as September, with ongoing training. (To read the whole article, go to - http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1097221.html ) ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------