EDUCATION

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU ) says it will begin a nationwide strike  from Wednesday 5 January. According to TEWU, government’s failure to pay Continuous Development Professional (CPD) allowance to non teaching staff has necessitated this action.     Addressing a news conference in Accra on Tuesday(4 January) …

In partial fulfilment of his solemn promise to provide full-time jobs to the products of Kessben University College, the Founder and sole Financier of the College, Mr. Stephen Boateng, has provided over one hundred and twenty (120) graduates with full-time jobs.     These B.Sc. and Diploma graduates of Kessben …

The Ministry of Education says claim that the teacher and nursing trainees allowance has been canceled by government is false.   According to the ministry, writers are just circulating false and fabricated news to inform the public about cancellation of the teacher and nurse trainees allowance.     There was …

The High Court in Accra (General Jurisdiction) has dismissed the suit filed by two teacher unions- the Innovative Teachers and All Teachers Alliance Ghana (ATAG) against K. A Technology, Ministry of Education and two others for lack of capacity.   This was upon an application by lawyers for K. A …

The University of Ghana, Legon (UG) branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has taken a unilateral decision to embark on “an indefinite industrial action” from Monday, January 3, 2022.     The decision was taken on Friday, December 17 at its meeting to firm up an earlier …

  The Ghana Education Service (GES) has sacked Michael Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Teacher Kwadwo for alleged misconduct. In effect, his license which guarantees his employment with GES has been suspended while he has been relieved of his position.     In a post to announce the grim news, …

  The Law Faculty of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, (UPSA) Saturday, December 18, afternoon canceled a paper in their ongoing end of semester examination due to suspected cases of Covid-19.   Level 400 students of the faculty started their end of semester examinations on Monday, December 13 and …

The duration for Senior High School Education in Ghana will be shifted from 3 to 6 years, Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said. This decision forms part of efforts to transform secondary education in Ghana with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at the centre.   Dr Adutwum …

Government’s determination to make Technical and Vocational Education a priority has received a major boost following the launch in Accra of the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.     This brings together all the technical and vocational programmes run …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has declared the government’s intention to establish the first-ever second cycle TVET Applied Technology High School in the country. Speaking at the launch of the Ghana TVET Service held at the Accra Technical Training Centre (ATTC), on Tuesday, Dr. Bawumia noted that the establishment …