GTEC Statement on Closure of Colleges and CETAG Concerns
The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has on the 14th of June 2024 declared a strike action after their employer (government) did not comply with the Arbitration Award Orders issued on 2nd May, 2023.
The strike action is in effect for about 8 weeks now without CETAG finding relief in the fight for what they derserve.
TTAG called for the closure of colleges since academic activities are not ongoing to relief the pressure on students who are still staying in campuses.
The attention of GTEC has been caught with such messages from the students who do not know what the future hold for them in the teaching training institutions.
This is the official statment released by GTEC on closure of colleges of education in the country.
GTEC Statement on Closure of Colleges and CETAG Concerns
The attention of GTEC has been drawn to numerous requests on the need for the closure of the 46 colleges of education in lieu of the impending strike by the Colleges of Education Teachers’ Association of Ghana (CETAG).
The Commission, as of today, 16th August 2024, has not reached such a conclusion, neither has it been directed by the Honourable Minister of Education to do same. As a result, all of the 46 Colleges of education should stay open until further notice.
Again, as you are aware, the Commission has migrated 20 institutions as of today and hopes to complete all 46 before the end of the month.
In addition, the top-up of the research allowance has been paid to 44 colleges of education except McCoy and Dambai, who have some technical issues to be resolved. Additionally, the all-year-round payment, which is also an issue of contention, has been initiated on Ghana Integrate Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) to enable the Ministry of Finance to issue the release letter and specific warrant for payment to be effected as soon as possible.
Regarding payment of salaries for August, the Commission will communicate directives on the subject once same has been received from the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum.
In the meantime, 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.
GTEC will communicate to you the modalities with which this urgent staff recruitment will be expedited as soon as the clearance is provided.
Some quick questions….
- With the recent development, is there hope for the confused teacher trainees in the country?
- Will CETAG take into consideration the above the development to call of their strike while they await for the full implementations of their demands?
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