Category Archives: EDUCATION

Teacher unions declare strike over new GES boss appointment

Three teacher unions have declared a strike to demand the removal of the newly appointed Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr. Eric Nkansah. Leadership of the three unions –National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana (CCT)–declared the strike on Friday, November 4,… Read More »

Ministry of employment and labour relations invites teacher unions to a meeting over impending strike today

Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) has officially invited the pre-tertiary education sector teacher  unions for a meeting over impending industrial action by the unions. “It has come to the attention of the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) that the pre-tertiary education sector unions are threatening to embark on industrial action over… Read More »

Strike || University Lecturers in Nigeria Received Half Salary For Not Being at Post – “No work, No Pay Policy”.

The Nigerian government has insisted on implementing the No Work, No Pay policy for the period the university workers were away from their duty posts. The government ensured that ony Half payment is made for the lecturers for the Month of October. Both the Academic  Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the newly registered Congress… Read More »

2nd Batch of Mature Entrance Examination for the 2022/2023 Academic Year

Applicants who applied for Admission into REGULAR PROGRAMMES using the MATURE ENTRY MODE option who received an SMS message are being invited to write an Online Entrance Examination on the UEW Entrance Examination Platform as follows: Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022. Subject Area Test for the Department of Special Education Time: 9:00a.m- 12:30p.m. Date: Friday, November 11, 2022. Subject Test Area for all Academic… Read More »

Teacher unions threaten strike on 4th November over GES boss appointment & Anthony Boateng’s contract extension

Three teacher unions have threatened to lay down their tools following the appointment of Dr. Eric Nkansah as the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service. They are, the National President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Ghana National Association of Teachers and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers. The unions, since the appointment… Read More »

Teacher trainees to start feeding themselves effective monday – PRINCOF

Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF) has officially written to the Ministry of Finance to seek for approval to ask students of Colleges of Education in the country to fend for themselves. According to PRINCOF,  students are expected to fend for themselves effective Monday November 7, 2022 if approval is granted. From the… Read More »

World Bank Releases a Lashing Statement to Finance Minister for failing to Provide Audit Report on GALOP Project

The World Bank has sent a strongly-worded letter to finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta over a 10-month delay to submit the audit report for a project to improve quality basic education in Ghana. The project, Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Agreement (GALOP), is a five-year project to improve the quality of education in low-performing basic schools… Read More »

Full Update on 2022 National Teachers Council Meeting

The National Council of the Ghana National Association of Teachers, GNAT, made up of the 5 National Officers, 32 National Executive members, 127 District Chairmen, with 3 Management Staff, and Full-time Staff across the regions in attendance, having met at the 2022 mandatory meeting at the Teachers Village, Abankro from25th-29th October, 2022, and deliberated on… Read More »

Call for Applications || UEW Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship Fund 2022/2023

Applications are invited from qualified undergraduate students to access the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship Fund (VCSF) for brilliant but needy students for the 2022/2023 academic year. Mode of Submission Completed application forms should be submitted to the Dean of Faculty or Principal, CODeL latest by Tuesday, 28th February 2023. Students on Distance Education programme should submit completed application forms to… Read More »