# Romanian teaching staff shortages and recruitment

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/romanian-teaching-staff-shortages-and-recruitment
> Updated: 2026-09-06T21:05:01.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2.

In late August 2026, Romania began the allocation process for approximately 6,000 fixed-term teaching positions in pre-university education. While the Ministry of Education and Research identified roughly 11,000 qualified candidates eligible for tenure, the number of available vacancies remained significantly lower than the pool of eligible teachers.

By early September 2026, as the new school year commenced, reports from the Federation of Free Trade Unions in Education (FSLI) indicated a growing crisis regarding staff qualifications. The number of unqualified teachers in the system rose to over 6,300, up from approximately 5,000 the previous year. Union leaders attributed this shortage to the declining attractiveness of the profession and resignations, particularly in rural areas. To address these gaps, schools have increasingly relied on substitutes who lack specific university training in the subjects they teach.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-06: Romania faces shortage of over 6,300 unqualified teachers

Romania's new school year begins with over 6,300 unqualified teachers, a rising number attributed to staff shortages and the declining attractiveness of the teaching profession.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/romania-faces-shortage-of-over-6300-unqualified-teachers

### 2026-08-25: Romania begins allocation of fixed-term teaching positions

Romania has begun allocating fixed-term teaching positions for pre-university education, addressing a surplus of qualified teachers relative to the 6,000 available national vacancies.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/romania-begins-allocation-of-fixed-term-teaching-positions

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