n some countries a special incentive is given to teachers who are willing to be appointed in remote areas. Brunei, for example, is improving the quality of their teaching staff through better in-service and pre-service training and the intake of better qualified candidates in the teaching profession; upgrade and expand existing education facilities; to improve the administration and management of the education system, particularly in schools; and to upgrade the status of teaching profession by making classroom teaching an attractive profession comparable to other professional career paths in the public service.