The Contribution of Electronic Recruitment System on The Availability of Competent Teachers in Public Primary Schools:

Abstract

Recruitment of new employees is a crucial stage in any organisation since no any organization that does not want to recruit competent employees. In Tanzania recruitment of new employees is a process that is faced with many challenges that impede the availability of competent employees. On many occasions job seekers in the country have complained about the poor system of recruiting new employees where such issues as regionalism, nepotism and so forth have been brought into picture. To curb the situation, Tanzania introduced the electronic recruitment system. The system was used to recruit in different sectors and recently it was used to recruit new employee teachers. What remained an unanswered question was whether the same system could be used to recruit competent teachers in public primary schools in Tanzania. This study aimed to examine the contribution of electronic recruitment on the availability of competent teachers in public primary schools in Tanzania using Monduli District as its case study. The study objectives were to determine influence of e-attracting recruitment on the availability of competent teachers in Monduli, to determine influence of e-shortlisting recruitment on the availability of competent teachers in Monduli and to find out influence of e-selecting recruitment on the availability of competent teachers in Monduli. The study adopted a cross sectional research design and a quantitative approach. Questionnaires and interviews were used as the main tools of data collection. The study involved a population of 2500 from which 96 respondents were sampled out. The sample included 30 head teachers, 40 employed teachers, and 25 unemployed teachers. The study revealed that e-attracting was useful as it attracted many applicants and while the e-shortlisting was useful since it was unbiased and shortlisting was done to the competent applicants only. Further findings show that the e selection helped calming the general public on the issues of recruitment. Finally, the study recommends that the system should be used in all posts ranging from heads of units and departments and the aspirants will be required to apply and go through the process.