JUST IN: Financial Clearance issued for the recruitment of over 16,000 Newly Trained Teachers from Colleges of Education

The Ministry of Finance has issued a Financial Clearance for the recruitment of 16,850 Newly Trained Teachers from the Colleges of Education in Ghana.

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Read the statement below:

FINANCIAL CLEARANCE – MoF (November 19, 2021.)

Please refer to letter no. FB352/355/01A dated 28 April 2021 from the Ministry of Education on the above subject.

1. Financial clearance is hereby granted the Hon. Minister of Education to enable the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service to recruit sixteen thousand, eight hundred and fifty (16,850) Newly Trained Teachers for the Service.

2. Approval is also granted for their emoluments to be charged against the Compensation

of Employees vote of Ministry of Education in the 2021 budget.

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service is to ensure that the Newly Trained Teachers have their documents processed in time and placed on the mechanized payroll early enough to enable the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department to effect payment of their salaries.

1. The effective date of this appointment should not be earlier than 1st December 2021.

2. By a copy of this letter, the Controller and Accountant-General are requested to effect the payment of salaries of the Newly Trained Teachers and make appropriate deductions of Social Security and Income Tax to SSNIT and the Domestic Tax Division of Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) respectively.

3. Please note that the financial clearance expires at the end of 31 December 2022 and

cannot be used thereafter.

HON. ABENA OSEI-ASARE, MP DEPUTY MINISTER

FOR: MINISTER

THE HON. MINISTER

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ACCRA`

Cc: The Hon. Minister, MoF

The Hon. Minister of State, MOF The Hon. Dep. Minister, MoF

The Ag. Director of Budget, MoF The Controller and Accountant-General

The Chief Director, MOF The Auditor, General, GAS The Head, CPMU, MOF

The Director-General, GES

Te: +233 (01 302 747 197 Email: info@mofep.gov.g Website: www.moteo.gog

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