Trainee teachers across Ghana have raised concerns over plans by the government to recruit about 7,000 newly trained teachers, warning the move could deepen unemployment in the education sector.

The Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG) said the proposed recruitment figure falls short of addressing a backlog of graduates from 2022, 2023 and 2024 who are yet to be posted.

“With unresolved recruitment issues affecting trained teachers from 2022 and significant numbers from the 2023 and 2024 batches, the proposed figure falls short,” the association said in a statement.

TTAG said the limited intake risks prolonging delays in employing qualified teachers and raises questions about the structure and pace of postings in Ghana.

The group also expressed concern over what it described as a possible shift away from the country’s long-standing automatic posting system for trained teachers, urging authorities to engage stakeholders if any policy changes are being considered.

“TTAG will not remain silent while uncertainty, delay, and selective recruitment begin to define the future of trained teachers in Ghana,” it said.

The association called for the publication of a clear national recruitment roadmap outlining how the backlog of unemployed teachers would be cleared and how future graduates would be absorbed into the system.

It also appealed to the Ministry of Finance and President John Dramani Mahama to review the recruitment numbers upward to reflect the scale of demand.

“This matter goes beyond numbers; it is about fairness, trust, and the credibility of Ghana’s teacher education system,” the statement added.
There was no immediate response from the Ministry of Education.