The Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro has clarified issues on delayed FNPF contributions, uploading of payslips on ‘ FEMIS’, the payment of new teachers salaries, and qualifications upgrade.

Radrodro stated that these issues are not new, but have been inherited from past Ministry administrations, however, the Ministry has put into place monitoring procedures and guidelines, to streamline processing and ensure that all payments – whether salary or FNPF, will be delivered in a timely manner.

He asserted that the delayed FNPF payment for January and February has occurred because of the transition to the new payroll system.

Radrodro says that the Ministry has rectified these challenges and are working towards clearing the FNPF payments by this week and assures that there should not be any more issues in the future.

He also clarifies that Pay slips have been accessible on the Ministry of Education’s FEMIS Database from 2012 until the second pay of 2025 when the new payroll system was launched by Ministry of Finance.

Radrodro adds that the new pay roll system is not compatible with majority of the current Government Application Servers including the Ministry of Education’s FEMIS System, which is hosted and maintained by the Government ITC Services in their Data Center.

He assures, that there are ongoing discussions with the Ministry of Finance, Government ITC Services and the Ministry of Education on deploying alternative solutions that will not only address this issue but at the same time ensure the back-end security of Government ITC Infrastructures and Systems particularly when dealing with the payroll data server for all Civil Servants.

Radrodro says the release of salary for any new graduate involves multiple stages including teacher induction, verification of qualifications, completion of necessary documentation, and integration into the payroll system.

He highlights that these processes, while essential for accuracy and compliance, has in some cases lead to delays, however they are actively working to resolve all pending salary payment issues.

The Minister says the Ministry is not ignoring the efforts of teachers, who have upgraded their qualifications.

He says in December 2024, the Ministry of Education facilitated qualification upgrade payment for 295 eligible officers, additionally, the MOE HR Department is currently compiling listings of teachers who have submitted their relevant documents and requests for qualification upgrade, and this will be included in the budget submission for the 2025-2026 financial year.

The Education Minister assures, that he remains committed to ensuring that our educators are compensated fairly and on time, and that their benefits are secure