The Colleges of Education have received requests from governing authorities for closure. This is as a result of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana's (CETAG) industrial strike.
This comes after the government ignored complaints made about their working circumstances despite a five-day grace period. They joined the CENTSAG, but after meeting with stakeholders, the CENTSAG has resumed with their task
In a joint statement released last week, the groups accused the government and the Ghana Education Service (GES) of treating them unfairly over the years.
After receiving a commitment to address the non-implementation of its 2017–2020 conditions of service, CETAG ended its weeks-long strike in January 2022. However, 10 months later, those commitments have not been kept.
As it waits for the government to respond to their demands for better working conditions, the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has decided to continue its strike.
The group's members have laid down their tool for the past three weeks while its leaders have tried in vain to address the issue through negotiations with the administration.
The strike has therefore had an impact on students as Colleges of Education have been unable to conduct any teaching or learning activities.
Following a complaint from the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to the enforcement agency, the National Labour Commission (NLC) summoned the organization last week.
Due to the law of the colleges, if anyone (in this case, students) is absent from class for 21 days, they are not permitted to write exams. As a result, calls for the closure of the schools have increased so that academic work can begin again next year.
Exams cannot take place in this instance because students have missed three weeks' worth of teacher interaction time owing to the strike. The Princof plans to administer tests devoid of teaching staff in conjunction with a few of its affiliated universities.
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