MoESD assesses teacher needs nationwide through the latest teacher requirement exercise 

The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) has completed its recent Teacher Requirement Exercise (TRE), a routine assessment aimed at understanding the staffing needs of schools across the country.

According to the ministry, the TRE is a crucial tool used to evaluate teacher workforce requirements based on student enrollment trends, subject offerings, and school-level staffing patterns. “The Teacher Requirement Exercise is a periodic exercise conducted by the ministry to assess the teacher workforce needs across the country,” Director of the Department of School Education (DSE), Tashi Namgyal, said.

Following the latest findings, MoESD is now in the process of identifying subject areas and regions with either a surplus or shortage of teachers. “Based on the current TRE findings, the ministry is assessing areas of teacher surplus and shortage,” the Director said. Once this review is complete, the ministry plans to take appropriate action to address the imbalances, which could include redeployment, retraining, or targeted recruitment.

MoESD also indicated that future TREs will be refined to account for broader educational reforms, especially those linked to Bhutan’s curriculum alignment with Cambridge standards. “Going forward, the TRE will need to evolve to take into consideration the curriculum alignment being undertaken with Cambridge,” the Director said.

The findings from the TRE are expected to play a key role in ensuring that teacher distribution is more effectively aligned with actual classroom needs and subject requirements across Bhutan’s schools.