At the start of February there were 25 primary school vacancies and 18 secondary school vacancies in Aberdeenshire, with the situation most acute in north Aberdeenshire.
Teacher recruitment was identified as an ongoing challenge in Aberdeenshire a number of years ago and since then the council has been pushing on with a range of measures to reduce vacancy numbers.
Information sessions for registered teachers, including those who have previously taught elsewhere in the UK or abroad, took place last month and were attended by more than 40 people.
Council officers are now liaising with them to try and create bespoke packages enabling them to return to the classroom in Aberdeenshire.
Teachers who may not have taught for some time, may never have taught in Scotland or perhaps have never used their teaching qualification are being encouraged to come forward and can contact the council by emailing intoteaching@aberdeenshire.gov.uk or calling 01467 536158.
The Distance Learning Initial Teaching Education was introduced in 2014 as a flexible-learning programme in partnership with the University of Aberdeen during which participants are funded to study part-time for a post-graduate qualification in teaching.
Since then, 37 students have achieved that qualification and gone into their probationary year in Aberdeenshire schools. The latest group of 14 students began the programme last month and will graduate in June 2018.