while schools should always give priority to individuals with required or acceptable qualifications they may exceptionally eg in a situation of teacher shortage appoint an individual with other qualifications eurydice while teachers are employed by the school boards they are paid by the flemish government and their employment conditions including pensions are defined within the public service framework flemish ministry of education and training there are three stages in the contractual status of teachers i temporary appointment of definite duration ii temporary appointment of continuous duration ie automatically renewed if the respective school is funded the associated teaching hours and iii permanent employment