FLASHBACK: How Teacher Unions signed a commitment for the deduction of only GH¢100 In-service Teachers Licensing Fee in 2020

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Ellis Ferdinand
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EducationGhana | November 23 | Teacher Licensing Fee: A document indicating a commitment signed by the three major Teacher Unions, The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers -Ghana (CCT-GH).
The document which was signed on June 7, 2021, gave the order for the deduction of GH¢100 as Licensing fee for in-service teachers from their 2020 Continous Professional; Allowances.
The Controversial Deduction

Teachers and other staff of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has been hit with some controversial deductions in the month of November.

Reports reaching EducationGhana indicates, that the controversial deductions include, GH¢100 National Teaching Council (NTC) deductions for Teacher License as well as GH¢ 509.55 Teacher Laptop deductions.

There have been allegations of an NTC License Renewal Tax which was deducted on a license that has not been renewed yet.

This has led to about GH¢200.00 increase in the tax being paid by the teachers.

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LICENSING FEE TO BE PAID BY IN-SERVICE TEACHERS

Preparing Teachers for quality education in Ghana requires policies and practices which make teaching an attractive profession.

This can only happen if the teaching profession is governed by policies that raise the profile and status of teachers to attract the highest calibre of candidates.

 

The demands of education for 21st Century Ghana requires a teacher that is adequately prepared, motivated and working under conducive conditions to be able to assure quality education.

 

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Pursuant to the above and in the light of the concluded negotiation between the Teacher Unions and Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, GES and Ministry of Finance, and subsequent to the approval of one thousand two hundred Ghana cedis (GHØ1,200)
professional allowance for every (professional) teacher, and six hundred Ghana cedis (GHC 600) for every (non-professional) teacher as continuous professional development support allowance by the Ministry of Education, effective this year (2020),

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The National Teaching Council (NTC), following a meeting with the Pre-tertiary Education Unions and relevant bodies,
has decided that in-service teachers would pay a hundred Ghana cedis (GHC100) each, for the licensure, meant to license in-service teachers across the country.
Be informed that the said one hundred Ghana cedis (GHC100) would be deducted from the one thousand two hundred Ghana cedis (GHC1,200) professional allowance, at source, while the licence would be renewable, every three years.
Please bring this to the notice of every teacher, accordingly.
ISSUED By:
THOMAS T. MUSAH, GENERAL SECRETARY (GNAT)
ERIC A. CARBONU, PRESIDENT (NAGRAT)
King KING ALI AWUDU, PRESIDENT (CCT-GH)
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