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The future of the country’s educational system is seriously threatened, according to Dr. Christian Addai-Poku, Registrar of the National Teaching Council (NTC).
The registrar noted that, for instance, 10,000 of the applicants with Ghana Teacher Licences had been certified to work in the UK as of June 13 after applying for employment with the Department of Education in the United Kingdom (UK) earlier this year with a little over 16,000 Ghanaian instructors.
He said that the UK government had provided placements for the teachers without undergoing any additional qualification testing.
Dr. Addai-Poku urged the government and all other stakeholders to implement the proper measures to control the situation in order to avoid the impending danger in a speech at the start of a two-day symposium in Takoradi.
The seminar comes before today’s presentation of the Ghana Teacher Prize in the capital of the Western Regional.
To examine current concerns, the conference gathered together policymakers, academics, and practitioners in the field of education.
It gave a significant stage for schools to showcase some of their innovations as well as a key platform for various organizations to engage participants on crucial policy problems.
Additionally, it gave the shortlisted award winners a platform to discuss some of the unique things they did to earn this national distinction and provided insight into the theme of this year’s World Teachers Day event.
Dr. Addai-Poku asserted that despite the country producing a significant number of highly qualified teachers each year, the high attrition rate led to a nationwide shortage every year.
He expressed his gratitude to all parties involved in the country’s educational system for their contributions and efforts in ensuring that the future leaders of the country receive the greatest education possible.
The NTC Registrar promised to work with local and international organizations that were willing to engage with them to shape the professional development and training of Ghanaian teachers so they could contribute their best efforts to the improvement of the country’s economy.
The topic for this year’s Ghana Teacher Prize, according to Gifty Twum Ampofo, the deputy minister of education in charge of TVET, is “The teachers we need for the education we want:
The “global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage” struck to the core of the current situation and was appropriate.
When explored, she claimed, it will reveal its many facets while promoting a complete solution.
Given that the world is “rapidly advancing in its quest for knowledge acquisition, where it requires constant verification and authentication of information before learners can consume it,” according to Ms. Twum Ampofo, the job of instructors has never been more important.
According to the Deputy Minister, teachers are not just conduits for information; rather, they are the designers of our future, molding the brains of the next generation while promoting critical thinking and instilling values and attitudes that cut across generations.
Ms Twum added “Let’s join the National Teaching Council and the Ministry of Education in this exploration to deal with the teacher shortage, acknowledging the fact that reversing the teacher shortage is a long-term endeavour that requires collaboration between governments, educational institutions, civil society and private sector”.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
