Work that should be carried out by IT technicians is being done by teachers, says the union leader, and involves tasks such as solving “various blockages” or “screws that come loose”. The problem is even more noticeable, says Mário Nogueira, since “there are more and more computers that are broken”, the equipment warranty periods are expiring and the competition launched by the Ministry of Education, for the external contracting of computer repair services computers, was left deserted, as JN wrote on March 7th.
The strike notice from April 8th until the end of the school year will only be removed if the next Ministry of Education manages to resolve the problem. One of the solutions, points out Mário Nogueira, would be to “not move forward” with carrying out the tests in digital format “while the problem is not resolved”.
“For the rest, competitions need to be held, but with values that are acceptable, because schools have to have technicians. If they don’t have technicians, computers stop being a work tool and become an obstacle”, he added. .
In addition to students in the 2nd, 5th and 8th years who take the assessment tests in digital format, 9th year students will also take the Portuguese and Mathematics exams on computers. There will also be a pilot experience in Secondary Education.
