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The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has said government lied when it said personal protective equipment (PPEs) were supplied to the various senior high schools before reopen in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. President of GNAT Ms Phillapa Larsen told Alfred Ocansey on Sunrise on
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has said government lied when it said personal protective equipment (PPEs) were supplied to the various senior high schools before reopen in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. President of GNAT Ms Phillapa Larsen told Alfred Ocansey on Sunrise on
The Executive Secretary of the National Teaching Council (NTC), Christian Addai-Poku, has expressed disagreement with Kwami Alorvi, a former National President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), over the latter’s views on the licensure examinations for teachers. “I am reactin
Ghana's major teacher unions - GNAT, NAGRAT and CCT-G - have declared a nationwide strike, beginning Monday, December 9. This was made known to journalists at a joint press conference held on Thursday, December 5. The teacher unions admitted being invited to a meeting on Thursday, November 28 by the
The leadership of teacher unions have called on the Public Services Commission to suspend the implementation of the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) software for GES employees. General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), David Ofori Acheampong, said if
Members of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in six regions have embarked on industrial action following what they described as government’s inability to “resolve the many challenges confronting” them. The decision to strike on Tuesday September 10 coincides with the reopening of bas
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has hailed the introduction of a new basic curriculum as part of ongoing reforms within the education sector, which will take effect from the 2019/2020 academic year. GNAT is particularly enthused with the introduction of History as a subject, saying
A Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has denied claims that education at the basic level would soon be privatized and commercialized. The Deputy Minister of Education in charge of basic and second cycle education said although there are plans by the Ministry of Education to revamp e
Four teacher unions have accused government of allowing a public-private partnership into education, a move they think is risky for the country. According to the teacher unions, government must ditch any such decision or risk their massive resistance. The teacher unions made this known to the press
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has cautioned government against rushing to implement the proposed standards-based curriculum until implementers and stakeholders have been thoroughly sensitised. This is because, if properly implemented, the new curriculum would go a long way to add
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has given the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) a 72-hour ultimatum to release its share of the 80-month contribution, failure of which it will embark on strike. The teachers claim NPRA has turned itself into a custodian and a fund manage
The leadership of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has joined other labour unions to kick against the proposed extra 1% levy on Value Added Tax for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Government is seeking to increase the 2.5% NHIS levy on VAT to 3.5%, which is set to be an
The leadership of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has joined other labour unions to kick against the proposed extra 1% levy on Value Added Tax for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Government is seeking to increase the 2.5% NHIS levy on VAT to 3.5%, which is set to be an
