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The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has announced its intention to recruit 2,500 teaching staff to address the ongoing challenges in the academic sector. The recruitment is contingent on receiving financial clearance from the Ministry of Education, a crucial step that GTEC is currently pursuing.
In a statement released by GTEC on August 16, 2024, the Commission highlighted the pressing need for additional teaching staff to alleviate the heavy workload currently burdening existing educators. This move is also seen as essential for the swift resumption of academic activities that have been disrupted due to a nationwide strike initiated by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG).
CETAG commenced the strike on June 14, 2024, citing the government’s failure to implement agreed-upon arbitral awards and other conditions of service for its members. The strike has significantly impacted the academic calendar, with many institutions struggling to maintain normal operations.
GTEC’s statement assured stakeholders that once financial clearance is obtained, the recruitment process will be expedited to ensure that new staff are deployed promptly. “The Commission is in serious talks with the Honourable Minister of Education for financial clearance to be granted to GTEC to recruit some two thousand five hundred (2500) teaching staff to augment the current load for academic work to commence as quickly as possible while we work with CETAG to resolve their concerns,” the statement read.
GTEC also promised to communicate the recruitment modalities as soon as the clearance is provided, signaling its commitment to addressing the staffing issues and resolving the concerns raised by CETAG.
The outcome of these discussions will be critical for the timely resolution of the ongoing strike and the stabilization of academic activities across the country’s tertiary institutions.
