Need for Recruitment of Public Secondary School Teachers in Delta State, Nigeria

This study was carried out to ascertain the employment trend and establish probable disparities in the recruitment process with a view to advancing reasons for more Teachers’ employment in schools. The research design was ex-post facto and utilized quantitative data of 3 batches of the newly recruited Teachers by PPEB from September 2022 to March 2023 and the total number of Teachers in public secondary school from 2019 to 2023. Three research questions and one hypothesis at 5% level of significance were raised to guide the study. Data retrieved were analyzed via tallying, percentages, pie-charts and one-way analysis of variance. Findings revealed F-critical and F-calculated values are 4.76 and 8.30 respectively, null hypothesis was rejected: it implies that there were significant differences in teacher recruitment in the 3 senatorial districts. Teacher’s average employment annual growth rate from 2019 to 2023 was -0.76%, with the negative growth rate accounting for the need of more teaching staff due to short fall in supply. Therefore, an urgent need to employ qualified subject Teachers in all public secondary schools is recommended.