MALAYA National Tamil School Teachers Union President P. Tharmalinggam said the union is unhappy that only 100 temporary teachers out of 1,067 have been given the opportunity to pursue the teacher’s training course during the holidays, reported Makkal Osai.

He said there are more than 900 vacancies in Tamil schools and more temporary teachers were needed to overcome the shortage.

He said more Tamil school teachers were needed every year as enrolment was increasing.

The union has been forwarding memoranda requesting the Edu­cation Ministry to increase its intake of temporary Tamil schoolteachers for the training during the holiday courses.

He said the standard of education in Tamil schools could be improved with the deployment of trained teachers.

“Most temporary teachers have been working for more than five years and they have the necessary experience, dedication and commitment to give quality education to the school children,” he said.