Ghana’s education system is currently confronting a severe deficit in instructional staff, Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu disclosed to Parliament.
The sector requires a massive influx of 50,000 to 90,000 educators to satisfy nationwide academic demands.
However, the Minister explained that fiscal constraints and strict budget ceilings have severely hampered the administration’s capacity to hire enough personnel to resolve the shortfall.
Speaking before the House on Thursday, June 18, during a legislative debate on academic staffing and employment, Iddrisu noted that modern structural updates have decentralized teacher assignments.
Consequently, the state must now spread new hires across a broader network of educational bodies and state agencies.
The Minister pointed out that the inception and reinforcement of organizations like the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) alongside the Ghana Education Service (GES) have introduced competing staffing obligations that must be managed under current financial parameters.
“The country has evolved and we have taken reforms that will benefit education in the foreseeable future. We now have the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and the GES and so when we are recruiting, we allocate teachers for TVET and GES but there is a difference between need and what I have budgetary approval for.
“My need for teachers is between 50,000 and 90,000, but I had clearance for 7,000, and that is what I am making do with.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
