Government clears backlog to recruit at least 16,000 new teachers – President Mahama
Government has begun providing clearance for the Ministry of Education to recruit at least 16,000 new teachers and graduates from the colleges of education, President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed.
President Mahama disclosed this while inspecting a new 1,500-capacity multipurpose assembly hall at the Peki College of Education, during his Resetting Ghana tour of the Volta Region.
He said Government was working to address the challenges facing graduates who complete their programmes but have not yet secured employment.
“We are clearing the backlog of your seniors who have completed their training and are waiting to be employed. We have therefore begun providing clearance for the Ministry of Education to recruit at least 16,000 new teachers and graduates from the colleges of education,” he explained.
The President assured students at the college that Government’s aim was to ensure that upon completion of their studies, they would not have to wait unnecessarily before opportunities were created for them to contribute to the country’s development.
“Our aim is to ensure that when you complete your studies, you will not have to wait unnecessarily before opportunities are created for you to contribute to the development of Ghana,” he said.
President Mahama said that beyond recruitment, Government was also working to improve conditions in all colleges of education across the country, including investment in hostels, infrastructure and other facilities to improve the quality of teaching, learning and overall educational outcomes.
“We are investing in hostels, infrastructure and other facilities that will improve the quality of teaching, learning and overall educational outcomes,” he noted, assuring students that the Peki College of Education would not be left out of these efforts.
He encouraged students to study hard and remain focused, noting that the future of Ghana depended on well-trained, dedicated and hardworking young people.
“I encourage you to remain committed to your studies because the future of Ghana depends on well-trained, dedicated and hardworking young people like you,” he said.
The President’s remarks came as he inspected the multipurpose assembly hall, a project he said was started before his government left office in 2016 but was abandoned for eight years, and which is now nearing completion pending the delivery of furniture this month.
Richard Aniagyei, ISD
