Info Session held in Sumgayit on the assessment of the professional skills of teachers of music and art schools

As reported earlier, certification will be conducted in 2025–2026 at educational institutions under the Ministry of Culture. The purpose is to assess the professional skills and abilities of the teachers, determine their suitability for their positions based on their specialization and mastery of the art, and establish an optimal teaching staff.

On December 10, an information session was held at the "Kimyachi" Palace of Culture in Sumgayit. Jasarat Valehov, advisor to the Minister of Culture, spoke about the ongoing, systematic, reform-oriented efforts to improve the quality of education in music and art schools and centers under the Ministry of Culture. He also noted that the admission process for the 2024/2025 academic year was conducted electronically for the first time as part of the "e-Culture" digital development strategy of the Ministry.

At the same time, he pointed out that 158 teachers were recruited this year in educational institutions under the Ministry of Culture. The recruitment process was conducted for the first time through a single personal account on "my.culture.az," and 65 percent of those recruited have a university degree.

The advisor stated that the assessment of teachers' professional knowledge and skills will begin on February 3, 2025. In February 2025, the assessment of teachers specializing in piano and music theory will be held at the schools of the Baku City Main Department of Culture, the Absheron-Khizi Regional Department of Culture, and the Central Art School named after Gara Garayev. By the end of the year, it is planned to complete the attestation process for these specialties in the Mil-Mughan, Shirvan-Salyan, and Guba-Khachmaz regional departments of culture. It is expected that 4,100 teachers will participate in the first stage of the attestation process. It was mentioned that a specialized attestation program has been developed for each field and is now available on the official website of the Ministry, culture.gov.az.

Eldar Gojayev, deputy director of the Scientific-Methodical and Specialization Center for Culture under the Ministry of Culture, explained the legal grounds for attestation and provided information about employees who did not undergo attestation.

At the end of the meeting, the proposals of the principals, vice-principals, and teachers of the educational institutions of the Absheron-Khizi Regional Department of Culture—such as the expansion of the material and technical resources of the institutions, the publication of new textbooks and teaching aids, and other related issues—were heard, and their questions were answered.

It is worth mentioning that the first information session on assessment of professional knowledge and skills of teachers of music and art schools was held on December 6 at the Museum Center in Baku. Another meeting with teachers is expected to be held next week in Khirdalan.