Registration for teachers’ skills test starts today

RIYADH: The National Center for Assessment in Higher Education (NCAHE) will start registrations for teachers’ proficiency test today on its website www.qiyas.org.
NCAHE’s Director for Public Relations Ibrahim Al-Rasheed told in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency that all who register until the last date Dec.5 will be permitted to take the test that will be conducted at 26 centers across the Kingdom on Dec. 20.
The test, which is conducted because the Ministry of Education wants to evaluate the aptitude of each applicant for the teaching profession, will focus on the applicants’ levels of education, language skill, numerical skill and specialization. Those who are registering first time will have to open a file in their name on the qiyas website, he said. They will be given a subscriber number after verifying the registered details. The method of registration can be learned with a visit to the site.
Applicants may contact the NCAHE for more information on telephone No. 01- 490 9090 between 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. or on Facebook or Twitter at QiyasOnline@ or on email support@qiyas.org or Faq@qiyas.org, he said.