The Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG) has called for the immediate restoration of the automatic posting policy for newly trained teachers, while criticising the government’s recent recruitment of 7,000 teachers as inadequate.
According to the association, the exercise initiated by the Ministry of Education fails to address the growing backlog of trained teachers who remain unemployed despite completing their training.
Speaking at a press conference at TTAG’s national secretariat on Wednesday, April 22, the association’s President, Nanija Devine, urged the government to significantly increase postings to absorb all trained teachers and reinstate the automatic placement system.
He warned that the current situation raises serious concerns about the future of teacher trainees, noting that more than 45,000 trained teachers are still awaiting posting, while over 65,000 students are currently enrolled in Colleges of Education.
Mr Devine further argued that if the government is unable to recruit the backlog of trained teachers, it should reconsider the continued operation of the Colleges of Education.
“Those currently in the Colleges of Education are over 65,000. If the 45,000 already in the system do not know when they will be posted, then what about those still in training? What is the essence of their education”
“If indeed the government cannot recruit the 45,000 trained teachers in the system, then the Colleges of Education should consider closing down,” he said.
