The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana to commenced nationwide protests today, intensifying pressure on government to suspend the ongoing teacher recruitment exercise over what it describes as unfair and distressing conditions for trained teachers.
The demonstrations follow an ultimatum issued by the association after a press conference on Wednesday, where it outlined five key demands, including the immediate halt of the current recruitment process.
TTAG argues that the recruitment of about 7,000 teachers is grossly inadequate and fails to address the growing backlog of trained but unemployed teachers across the country. According to the association, the situation has been exacerbated by the decision to have three different cohorts competing for the same limited vacancies.
