NTC announces dates for the Regional Issuance of Teachers’ Licenses

The National Teaching Council (NTC) as part of efforts to license all qualified in-service teachers in the country by 2025 has announced the date to issue the professional teachers license cards to public teachers in 13 Regions.

NTC in a statement copied to EducationWeb.com.gh has urged all Regional and District Directors to prepare a centre for the issuance of the teachers’ license card and registration before the main exercise as scheduled by the Council.

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“The Council would like to engage all Regional and District Directors to prepare the grounds for before the main exercise, The schedule below indicates the period within which the licensing exercise will take place,” the Council said.

Early this year, the Management of the National Teaching Council (NTC) issued the teachers’ professional license card to qualified in-service public teachers in the Greater Accra Region, Central Region, and Western Region.

According to the Teaching Council, the professional license card is recognized by the African Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA) and can be used to teach in the country and outside Ghana.

The Executive Secretary of the NTC in an email to EducationWeb said the card can be used to teach outside Ghana but written confirmation is needed to validate if a person’s professional requirements are met and in good standing.

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