International Teachers Day: About 10,000 Ghanaian Teachers Certified To Work In The UK This Year.

The Registrar of the National Teaching Council, Dr. Christian Addai-Poku, has raised concerns about the significant attrition rate in Ghana’s education sector, emphasizing that it poses a considerable threat to the country’s educational landscape.

In a recent statement, Dr. Addai-Poku revealed that over 16,000 Ghanaian teachers have applied for positions with the Department of Education in the United Kingdom in the current year alone.

By June 13, 2023, approximately 10,000 of these applicants, holding Ghana Teacher Licenses, were granted certification to work in the UK without requiring further assessment by the UK government.

Speaking on Asaase FM, Dr. Addai-Poku attributed this trend to the success of the Teacher Professionalism Program initiated five years ago.

He noted that Ghanaian teachers have become increasingly attractive in the international job market.

Consequently, the UK government eased some restrictions on applications from four African countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, for qualified teacher positions in the United Kingdom.

“After the lifting of restrictions were eased, we have seen that there is a high rate of people applying for professional standing; the evidence that you are a professional teacher in Ghana and that you are in good standing…”

He continued, “…and we’ve realized that over the years, from last year till now, that application has gone up so high, and data we received from the Department for Education in the UK indicate that as of April this year, about 16,000 teachers had applied out of which 10,000 people had been given the authorization to travel to the UK to teach,” Dr. Addai-Poku explained on Assaseradio.com.

Expressing his concern, Dr. Addai-Poku urged stakeholders within Ghana’s education system to explore measures to mitigate the current mass migration of teachers to the United Kingdom.

He emphasized that this issue is particularly troubling because it predominantly affects science, mathematics, and experienced teachers, making their replacement a challenging endeavor.

Dr. Addai-Poku called upon the Ghana Education Service (GES) to evaluate the impact of this attrition rate on the quality of education within the country and to determine if they are still in a good standing to address the growing challenge.

 

 

International Teachers Day

World Teacher’s Day, also known as International Teachers’ Day, is a day dedicated to honoring and appreciating the contributions of educators worldwide. The day provides an opportunity to recognize the crucial role that all teachers play.

When Is World Teacher’s Day 2023?

World Teacher’s Day is celebrated annually on October 5th. This year, the special day will fall on a Thursday.

What Is the Theme for World Teacher’s Day 2023?

Each year, a specific theme is chosen to highlight important issues in education. This year, the theme for World Teacher’s Day 2023 is, “The Teachers We Need for the Education We Want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage.” This theme highlights the shortage of qualified teachers around the world. Well-trained teachers are really important for giving students a proper education and reaching education goals. This year’s theme emphasizes the importance of solving this problem everywhere so that all students can have a good education.
 

 

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