Failing Teachers In Licensure Exam, A Way To Deny Employment
Social Commentator, Mr Abdul Awal says there is a great deficit in the education sector hence the need for government to institute the student loan for the teacher trainees.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
The Convener for Gallant Cadres of the NDC, Mr Richard E.A. Sarpong has stated that the introduction of teachers' licensure examination by the Nana Addo's NPP government is to deny employment opportunities of most Ghanaians.
He said there is no need for a skilled teacher who has been in a training college for 3 or 4 years to write a licensure examination before being given an employment opportunity.
He stressed that the government has denied employment avenues since the introduction of the licensure examination.
Speaking in an interview with Soireenews, Mr Richard E.A. Sarpong said the NPP government has abandoned all education projects initiated under the tenure of Former President John Dramani Mahama which has made it very difficult for the government to employ teachers because there are virtually no available employment avenues for teachers.
Speaking on the delay of payment of teacher trainees allowances, Mr Abdul Awal, a social commentator stated that, the cancellation of trainees allowances which was replaced by students loans under the watch of former President John Dramani Mahama was a step in the right direction.
He explained that the cancellation of the allowance was proceeded by extension of three years stay of trainees to four which saw the upgrade of their certificates from Diploma to a degree.
He stressed that, since the universities students only have access to students’ loans as their only sources of financial support, the teacher trainees must also be allowed to access the student's loan rather than giving them allowances because scrapping the trainee allowances will reduce the financial burden of the country since the loan would be paid after completion.
Mr Abdul Awal added that there is a great deficit in the education sector hence the need for government to institute the student loan for the teacher trainees and channel the allowances being paid to teacher trainees to tackle some of the challenges in the education sector.
Nana Ama Asiedu, Bono Region
