also of flemish lower secondary teachers had completed a teacher education bachelor s programme the th highest figure among the talis participation countries against a talis average of oecd b teachers are hired into schools through an open recruitment procedure organised at the school board level and with considerable involvement of the school principal schools boards have autonomy in teacher recruitment selection and appointment and therefore act as the employers however schools need to observe regulations at the flemish community level regarding teacher required standard qualifications and the statutory rights of teaching staff