KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry has agreed to provide school holiday courses (KDC) for 300 non-trained temporary teachers (GSTT) in Tamil schools this year, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S.Subramaniam.

Thanking Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom, Subramaniam said with the approval, more GSTT teachers would benefit from the scheme.

Through the KDC, these temporary teachers could be absorbed into the teaching service permanently, he said in a statement.

Subramaniam, who is also MIC vice-president, yesterday requested the Education Ministry for at least 500 places for GSTT teachers in Tamil schools to attend the KDC this year.

He said there were now more than 1,000 GSTT teachers in Tamil schools and most of them did not have degrees but had wide experience and were committed to the profession.

According to him, a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Indian Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Sept 28, had agreed in principle that 300 places be set aside for GSTT teachers from Tamil schools to do KDC courses this year.