Accelerated Devt Requires Deployment of Trained Teachers- GES Dir

N/R Director, GES

The Northern Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Mr. Paul Apanga has observed that producing the required human capital for the accelerated development of region and for that matter Ghana required the deployment of more trained or professional teachers.  

According to him, the low number of trained teachers in the various schools across the region was impacting negatively on the general academic performance and development of students in the region.

Speaking in an interview with Savannahnews at his office in Tamale, Mr. Apanga therefore called for further massive increase in the admission of qualified applicants into the various Teacher Training Colleges to improve on the trained teacher pupils’ ratio.

He also suggested to government and other stakeholders to come out with measures to motivate teachers especially the trained ones and also restrain them from leaving the classrooms for better rewarding ventures in and outside Ghana. 

It is estimated that over 10000 teachers leave the classroom every year for greener pastures elsewhere, yet very little seems to have been done by successive governments to reverse the trend.

The poor condition of service according to Northern Regional Director of Education had forced most of the trained and passionate teachers to vacate the classrooms, and the north is the worst victim of such circumstance.

There are several communities in the Northern Region that do not have trained teachers, which creates serious disparities in terms of performance and moral conduct among student.  

Mr. Apanga therefore encouraged communities, civil society organizations, Parents Teachers Associations and other stakeholders to help motivate teachers who were posted to their communities. 

“There are several ways of motivating teachers apart from the salary the teacher will receive, community leaders and other stakeholders can relate peacefully with or create a conducive atmosphere for teachers in their communities. It is not always about material things. These things will definitely keep the teacher in the community”.