National and international education recruiter ITN Mark Education is preparing to take advantage of staffing the 3,000 new schools to be built in the Far East and Middle East over the next 10 years.

Eddie Austin, ITN Mark’s managing director, who has established offices in Australia, New Zealand and Canada as well as throughout the UK, told Recruiter the firm is planning a permanent presence in the region in the “very near future”.

“We are perfectly placed to meet the increasing demands of the Far East and Middle East, having already developed expertise in international recruitment. We have not tried international recruitment on an ad-hoc basis and have invested heavily in international competencies.”

Austinplans to open four new branches next year in the UK and increase its headcount by 10%.

“We have experienced double-figure growth this year,” he adds.