China: MOE announces plans to have military instructors exit schools

Asia/China/13 de Agosto de 2016/Autor: Jill Huang/Fuente: The China Post

RESUMEN: El Ministerio de Educación (ME) anunció el martes un plan para eliminar los instructores militares en las escuelas secundarias superiores y universidades locales antes de finales de agosto. En 2013, el Yuan Legislativo aprobó la decisión de retirar todos los instructores militares de las escuelas y pidió al Ministerio de Educación dar cuenta de la meta para el año 2021. «Todavía hay aproximadamente 3.500 instructores militares que sirven en las escuelas incluyendo 2.600 en las escuelas secundarias de segundo ciclo y 900 en las universidades», dijo el Ministerio de Educación Viceministro Tsai Ching-hua. Tsai dijo  que los instructores militares serían reemplazados por agentes de seguridad escolar. Tales agentes serían responsables de tareas que incluyen la comunicación con otras organizaciones y escuelas, y tomarán turnos para patrullar las escuelas. «MOE hará un esfuerzo para tener en cuenta las diferentes necesidades de las escuelas secundarias y universidades y decidir sobre el número apropiado de agentes de seguridad escolares requeridos en cada escuela», agregó Tsai.  En defensa de instructores militares que aún no están calificados para la jubilación, el Ministerio de Educación ha propuesto medidas complementarias para ayudarles a tomar las transiciones de carrera. Según los medios locales, destinos alternativos pueden incluir el trabajo en el Ministerio de Defensa Nacional, recibiendo entrenamiento para convertirse en maestros de defensa nacional, o servir como «instructores de educación aventura», como propone el Consejo de Asuntos de Veteranos.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced Tuesday a plan to phase out military instructors at local senior high schools and universities before the end of August. In 2013, the Legislative Yuan approved the decision to withdraw all military instructors from schools and requested the Education Ministry realize the goal by 2021.

«There are still approximately 3,500 military instructors serving on campuses, including 2,600 in senior high schools and 900 in universities,» said MOE Deputy Minister Tsai Ching-hua (蔡清華).

Tsai said military instructors would be replaced by school security officers. Such officers would be responsible for tasks including communication with other organizations and schools, and will take shifts to patrol the schools. «MOE will make an effort to consider the different needs of senior high schools and universities and decide on the proper number of school security officers required at each campus,» added Tsai.

Head of the ministry’s Department of Student Affairs and Special Education Liu Chung-cheng (劉仲成) pointed out that 14 universities do not have any military instructors. Among them, nine schools established after 2006 were new or religious institutions, which did not appoint military instructors. Former Education Minister Tu Cheng-sheng (杜正勝) was a strong advocate of the removal of military instructors and pushed a policy stipulating that no more military instructors would be recruited.

However, former President Ma Ying-jeou slowed down the phasing-out process.

Ma advocated for military instructors to stay on campus to ensure student safety, and stressed military instructors are in the process of transitioning to functions such as campus security and counseling, according to local media. In defense of military instructors who are not yet qualified for retirement, the Education Ministry proposed complementary measures to help them make career transitions.

According to local media, alternate destinations may include working within the Ministry of National Defense (國防部), receiving training to become national defense teachers, or serving as «adventure education instructors,» as proposed by the Veterans Affairs Council (退輔會).

Fuente: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/08/13/475353/MOE-announces.htm

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