Here’s the latest available from public sources:
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Fiji Sun (October 4, 2025) reports the Ministry of Education planning to recruit 1,125 new teachers to strengthen the education workforce and improve learning outcomes nationwide. The piece also highlights World Teachers’ Day acknowledgments from Minister Aseri Radrodro and notes ongoing teacher welfare initiatives, professional development, and policy steps, including salary upgrades and allowances.[1]
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A separate Fiji Sun piece (2022) references UNICEF backing school reopenings and safe, inclusive environments, but is older and less directly tied to current Fiji Ministry of Education policy. It provides context on prior international collaboration during school reopenings.[2]
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The Fiji Times (September 2025) discusses education reform actions, including the establishment of the Fiji Education Commission and nationwide consultations on reviewing the Education Act 1966, with a planned rollout of a new National Curriculum Framework in 2026. This signals ongoing reform activity within the ministry.[3]
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Other sources from 2014–2025 touch on related topics like online teacher development and broader education policy changes, but the most current and relevant developments center on the teacher recruitment drive and the ongoing curriculum reform process.[6][7]
Illustrative takeaway:
- The Ministry’s recent focus appears to be expanding teaching capacity (over 1,100 new teachers) and pursuing a major curriculum reform cycle slated to roll out in 2026, signaling efforts to modernize teaching and learning in Fiji.[1][3]
If you’d like, I can pull more details from the latest local news outlets or summarize the proposed National Curriculum Framework once the official Ministry documents are published.
Sources
Ministry of Communications - Official Fijian Government website with information about departments, ministries, news briefs and press releases
www.fiji.gov.fjCoordinating Committee (PCC) meets in February 2022, this will be highlighted in the opening discussion and all strategic discussions after that, including with Ministers. By end February 2022 and ongoing Recommendation 2 DFAT/FEP and MEHA should work closely and
www.dfat.gov.au“We are happy to help them and we have had teachers in Marshall Islands, Nauru, Vanuatu and another group now due to go to Tuvalu in the next few weeks,” Mr Chand added. The FVS has a budgetary allocation of $1million this year. -ENDS- 8. $10M FREE EDUCATION GRANT FOR TERM TWO The Ministry of Education has so far distributed close to $10million to schools for term two as part of government’s free education grant.
www.thejetnewspaper.com“As schools reopen for all Fijian children, UNICEF is working closely with the Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts to ensure that they are safe, inclusive and provide supportive learning environments for all children,”
fijisun.com.fjRadrodro pays tribute to Fiji’s 13,000 educators on World Teachers’ Day
fijisun.com.fjMinistry of Communications - Official Fijian Government website with information about departments, ministries, news briefs and press releases
www.fiji.gov.fjEducation reform has been a challenge for our governments, with efforts to strike the right balance often proving elusive. A glance through any political party's election […]
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www.fijivillage.comThere is a need in the education system for teachers to be encouraged to continue to learn in the space of learning for the better serving of the futu
www.fijivillage.comThe Fiji National University’s (FNU) School of Education (SOE) and the Ministry of Education successfully hosted the Inaugural Education Forum at the FNU’s Natabua Campus in Lautoka last month. The theme of the forum ‘Reconnecting Teacher Education’, brought together senior officials and senior academics from the education ministry and the SOE. The SOE falls...Read More
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