Teachers to be licensed in May - NTC hints

 The National Teaching Council has said that, as part of the processes for teacher professionalization, they will issue Teachers’ license and registration numbers to all qualified teachers in the Ghana Education Service as well as those in private institutions.

 The licensing and registration exercise will commence in May 2021. 

According to the Registrar of NTC Christian Addai Poku (PhD),  all qualified teachers who were employed before 1st September 2018 are required to log on to the NTC’s Teacher Portal Ghana (TPG) via tpg.ntc.gov.gh and register. 

This was announced in a document signed by the Registrar to the minister of education, the Chief Director of the Ministry and the various teacher unions.

He said the deadline for the registration on the portal is 7 May 2021. 

For the avoidance of doubt, qualified teachers are teachers who have been trained and certified as teachers by accredited Colleges and Universities that train teachers. 

"It is to be noted that all teachers who were employed after 31st August 2018 are required to pass the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination to merit the license and registration number. Thus, their provisional license shall be replaced with a full license during the exercise," the statement said.

"It is further to be noted that all qualified teachers who fail to avail themselves of this licensing and registration exercise shall! Jose their right to practise as teachers in Ghana in accordance with section 64 (1) of the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020, Act 1023. 

"Sir, NTC respectfully requests you to bring this to the notice of all your employees through your appropriate line of communication."