The Ghana Education Service (GES) has disregarded calls to implement the 2023 Junior Rank Promotion, leaving teachers waiting indefinitely. Teachers who have met all the requirements for promotion have still not been moved to their respective new ranks.
Teachers expressed their frustrations and sought answers from the GES on its official Facebook page. However, the GES has yet to respond.
The GES often cites issues such as the absence of financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance as the reason for not recruiting new teachers or promoting current teachers to higher ranks.
The challenge is twofold. Teachers due for promotion within the same category must write the GES promotional exams, but they are unaware of when the examination will be administered by the NTC.
A group calling itself the Coalition of University and Diploma Graduate Teachers (CUUDGRAT) posted a flyer on the GES Facebook page to attract the attention of the managers of pre-tertiary education in the country.
The CUUDGRAT revealed that the educators have no resit papers or exams against them, have passed the GTLE, possess the all-important teaching licence, and have completed the mandatory national service. However, they have still not been posted.
Trained teachers from universities are not considered by the GES for recruitment, and this has been the case for many years with no change in sight.
Teachers who are in one of the three conditions above feel that the 2023 Junior Rank Promotion of teachers, the promotion examination pending, and related issues have been snubbed by the GES. Until the GES comes out on such matters, this belief will remain the truth for those feeling the pain of the GES’s seaming silence.
The challenges faced by teachers who obtain their degrees from universities when it comes to posting opportunities suggest that one should consider attending colleges of education instead of universities to become a teacher.
If the government does not utilize these excellent and well-trained educators from our universities, why should public universities such as UCC and UEW continue to enroll students in these programmes every year?
Potential students for these education-related programmes at various universities must be informed about these challenges so they can make more informed decisions about their education and career paths.
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Graduates from universities and diploma holders in education waiting for posting should also consider taking up vacancies in private schools, for now, to help them stay abreast of the practical aspects of their skills and earn some income no matter how small they may be. This is far better than complaining about delays and not taking any initiative
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