Here’s why you might want to consider a teaching career in London, Ont.

It’s a good time to be a teacher in London. As the first month of the school year winds down, both public and Catholic school boards are ramping up recruitment efforts.

The London District Catholic School Board is getting an early jump on hiring.

Superintendent of education for the Catholic board, Ed DeDecker, says right now, they’re on the hunt for French and occasional teachers.

“We’ve been, like other boards, struggling for a little while, trying to find French teachers. French teachers are a valuable commodity in the province, and boards are actively trying to hire those who have French teaching qualifications,” he said. “We’re pulling permanent teachers off those supply lists … we need to hire approximately 300 more people to our supply list to bring that up to a level that meets the needs in the system.”

Asked why an industry that for so long had very few available jobs could soon be in high demand, DeDecker said there are a couple of reasons.

DeDecker adds scarcity of teaching jobs is no longer an issue.

So far this year the Catholic board has already hired 110 teachers.

The London Distrcit Catholic School board is not accepting paper applications, but if you want to be considered for a position you can register and apply through applytoeducation.com.