Kinshasa, October 14th, 2026 (CPA).- The 2026 national recruitment competition for female teachers and the promotion of head teachers and academic directors in public secondary schools has been officially launched on Tuesday in N’Djili, a municipality in the east of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), by the Deputy Minister in charge of National Education and New Citizenship, CPA has noticed. “It is with a deep sense of duty and a renewed commitment to excellence in our education system that I am today officially launching the 2026 national recruitment competition for teachers and the promotion of head teachers and heads of studies in state secondary schools. This competition, based on merit, transparency and fairness, is in line with the vision of the Government of the Republic, under the guidance of the President of the Republic, Felix Tshisekedi, who places education at the heart of our national development,” Theodore Kazadi, Deputy Minister in charge of National Education and New Citizenship has declared. “By recognising skills and giving the best sons and daughters of our country the opportunity to serve in the education sector, we are laying the foundations for a high-quality, inclusive education system geared towards excellence,” Mr Kazadi has added. Deputy Minister Kazadi has also indicated that this initiative reflects the authorities’ commitment to building a new form of citizenship based on knowledge, hard work and integrity. On this occasion, he has urged the candidates to demonstrate discipline and responsibility throughout the process, whilst calling on the technical teams and partners to ensure the smooth running of the examinations in order to guarantee their credibility. Shortly afterwards, the Deputy Minister has distributed the examination papers in the classrooms, in the presence of the candidates, before visiting another examination centre in Masina, also in the eastern part of Kinshasa, to encourage the participants and ensure the examinations were running smoothly.
Support for successful candidates
For his part, Hubert Kimbonza, representative of the General Inspection of National Education and New Citizenship, has reaffirmed his availability to support successful candidates in building their capacities, so as to enable them to better fulfil their future professional responsibilities. He has highlighted the diversity of fields covered by this edition of the competition, notably cross-curricular skills and technical and vocational streams. He has explained that the candidates are divided into several categories, including French, English and life and earth sciences (SVT), as well as specific fields such as dressmaking, agriculture, electronics, electricity and mechanics. “Have confidence in your intellectual abilities, read the questions carefully and start with those that seem easiest to you, before tackling the more difficult ones with confidence,” he has said.