How to become a certified NTC facilitator

In addition to the accredited CPD Service Providers, there shall be accredited and certified facilitators who shall register with an identified service provider or the National Teaching Council. The duties of these facilitators shall be mainly to lead discussions as well as the transfer of skills and knowledge during CPD programme. There shall be Category … Read more

License teachers who failed to attend CPD training will not be admitted into the teaching profession – NTC

The management of the National Teaching Council has disclosed that unemployed licensed teachers who failed to attend continuous professional development training while waiting for employment into the Ghana Education Service will not be admitted into the teaching Service. According to the National Teaching Council Teacher’s professional development framework, licensed teachers shall be required to submit … Read more

Teachers who accept postings to deprived areas to receive training worth 10 CPD points

The management of the National Teaching Council (NTC) has disclosed in the teacher’s professional development framework that any teacher that will accept postings to rural or deprived areas will be given free continuous professional development training worth 10 CPD points. The majority of teachers do not want to accept postings to rural or deprived areas … Read more

NTC steps on how teachers can submit their TCPD activities for CPD points.

Teachers are supposed to renew their licenses every three years. A teacher’s license can be renewed by accumulating continuous professional development points which are obtained from the teacher’s professional development activities ( that is workshops, seminars, conferences, and professional learning communities). Now after the teacher participates in all these activities, the majority are wondering how … Read more

Reinstatement of teachers who have returned from further studies

Reinstatement of Teachers returning from further studies has been a major challenge in the Ghana Education Service where the majority of these teachers get their appointment terminated by the Ghana Education Service immediately they go to do further studies. In-service teachers going for further studies now has been a major headache to the majority of … Read more

Teacher unions kicked against NTC teacher entrance Examination policy

The leadership of the National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has expressed their disappointment on the part of the National Teaching Council (NTC) trying to implement policies in the pre-tertiary schools which is supposed to be the role of the Ghana Education Service. According to (GNAT) their attention has been drawn to a social media post … Read more

Colleges of Education applicants to write entrance exam next year

All the 46 public colleges of Education are required to conduct an entrance Examination for interested Applicants who wish to train as teachers in Ghana. The National Teaching Council (NTC) disclosed this in a meeting organized in February 2022. The Minister of Education Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum in collaboration with the National Teaching Council (NTC) … Read more

Dr. Adutwum call on GES and TVET to realign themselves to the ongoing multiple Educational Reforms or the perish

The minister of Education Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has stated that the government is carrying out several Educational Reforms to transform the Education sector in the country which he thinks is the best way for the country’s Education transformation. During the Sunday afternoon press conference, the minister identify textbook reforms, teacher training, targeted instruction, training … Read more

Good news: NSS to become an employable agency – Executive Director of NSS

The Executive Director of the National Service scheme Mr. Osei Assibey Antwi has disclosed that the focus of the National service scheme is to become an employable agency that will create job opportunities for the youth in the country. Speaking at the 2021/2022 Ladekotopon Municipality National Service scheme Personnel Association (NASPA) Election and Orientation at … Read more

Local language has nothing to do with doing well academically – Dr. Adutwum

The Honourable Minister of Education Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has stated that local languages do not make a student do well academically. Speaking on Ghana Broadcasting Cooperation (GBC) Talking point yesterday Sunday 16th January 2022, the minister was asked by the host Dr. Anim Wright as to how the Ministry of Education is putting their … Read more