The Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Ghana, has called on the government and education authorities to urgently address staff shortages and respect the conditions of service of non teaching staff to improve the delivery of quality education

The call was made at the Conference of Directors of Education in the Upper East Region, held in Bolgatanga on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The union raised concerns about inadequate staffing, poor welfare packages, unpaid overtime and unfavourable working conditions affecting non teaching personnel

The General Secretary of TEWU, King James Azotiba, appealed to the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to lift the embargo on recruitment, grant financial clearance and replace personnel who had retired, died or resigned within 30 days

He cited the situation in a senior high school with approximately 1,200 students, where only four cooks were responsible for preparing breakfast, lunch and supper. He warned that persistent staff shortages could undermine the effective implementation of education policies and compromise the quality of education

In an interview, the National President of TEWU of TUC, Madam Salamatu Mahama Braimah, emphasised the importance of recognising and respecting non teaching staff, describing their roles as complementary to those of teaching personnel

She explained that TEWU represents workers across the Ghana Education Service, universities, technical universities, colleges of education, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), language institutions, the Museums and Monuments Authority, and the Ghana Library Authority, among other educational institutions

According to her, the union advocates for workers’ welfare and negotiates their conditions of service with management, including the Ghana Education Service.
“Our directors are our bosses, and we are happy working under them. All we are asking is that our welfare should be their priority and that they respect our conditions of service,” she said

Madam Salamatu expressed concern that some provisions of the conditions of service, particularly those relating to workers’ leave entitlements, were allegedly not being respected

She stressed that the conditions of service constituted a formal agreement between the union and management and must therefore be adhered to strictly

She noted that cleaners, security personnel, cooks, administrators and other non teaching staff played essential roles in maintaining safe, functional and effective educational institutions

She added that without the support of these workers, teachers would struggle to perform their duties effectively, potentially affecting the quality of education in the country

The union also raised concerns about the welfare of security personnel, some of whom reportedly work extended hours without corresponding overtime compensation. It called on the relevant authorities to ensure that outstanding payments were settled

Both union leaders urged education directors and other stakeholders to prioritise the recruitment, welfare and motivation of non-teaching staff, stressing that effective education delivery required the collective efforts of teaching and non teaching personnel

They maintained that strengthening the non teaching workforce and respecting their conditions of service were essential steps towards translating education policies into improved educational outcomes across Ghana

Source – gbcuraonline.com

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The Ghana TVET Service has announced that applicants who applied for its 2026 recruitment exercise will be able to check the status of their applications from 8:00 p.m. today, Tuesday, July 21, 2026

In a public notice issued by the Service, applicants who submitted their applications online are advised to log into the recruitment portal using the same credentials they used during the application process to view their status

The Service also stated that applicants who submitted their applications in person will receive text message notifications indicating the outcome of their applications

The SMS notifications will be sent from 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, through Friday, July 24, 2026

Management of the Ghana TVET Service expressed appreciation to all applicants for their interest in joining the institution and contributing to the strengthening of Ghana’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system

Applicants are encouraged to regularly check the recruitment portal or monitor their mobile phones for updates during the notification period

Source – gbcuraonline.com

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The Presidential Candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC for the 2024 general elections, Mr. John Dramani Mahama has said that the next government of NDC would decentralize recruitment into the public services saying it would prevent situations where recruitments only favour party faithfuls to the detriment of the many capable human resource potentials spread across the length and breath of this country.

The former President described it as sad the practice where job applicants were denied the opportunity to be recruited into public jobs simply because they could not honour monetary obligations to recruitment authorities. The centralization of recruitment according to him does not provide a level playing field for the ordinary graduate with the requisite qualification for a particular job.

Addressing representatives of artizans, small scale business associations, farmers, teachers, pensioners and NDC party faithfuls from Pusiga and Tempane in Garu as part of his two day Building Ghana Tour of the Region, Mr. Mahama stated that pensioners deserve better but through no fault of theirs they are going through suffering with some of them unable to meet their medical expenses because the government of the day decided to use their bond monies against their will.

He further indicated that the Tamni Dam project which was started during NDC regime had not seen any progress since the party left power in 2016 assuring residents that the dam whose irrigation area of 4000 to 5000 hectares was left unconstructed would be done immediately to attract youth of the area to irrigation farming as a source of livelihood adding it would go a long way to reduce the unemployment situation and mass drip of the youth down south in search of menial jobs.

Source : gbcuraonline.com

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