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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Sarah Lansdown

Schools turn to overseas teachers, graduates to fill 'critical' workforce shortage

All school systems in the ACT are looking for ways to recruit more permanent and relief teachers for Term 3 amid widespread shortages. Picture: Shutterstock

Teacher registration requirements could be relaxed in the ACT in an effort to encourage more qualified relief teachers to register amid chronic workforce shortages.

An influx of graduate teachers is also set to bolster the teaching workforce as public and Catholic education systems are redoubling recruitment efforts to attract local, overseas and interstate teachers.

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