GTLE reform: NTC asked to conduct exams end of academic year

The National Teaching Council (NTC) as part of the Ghana teacher licensure examination (GTLE) improvement has been urged to administer the examination at various teacher training institutions at the end of every academic year

Mr Abdul Salam’s suggestion comes after the Teaching Council announced for relevant stakeholders and the general public to submit their recommendation on how the teacher licensure examination can be conducted properly.

Commenting on EducationWeb’s post, Mr Abdul said “the teacher licensure exams should be conducted at the various Teacher training institutions at the end of every academic year across the country of graduates who are interested.”

The Ghana teacher licensure examination during its administration at the various Teacher training institutions across the country at the end of every academic year he said should be supervised by the NTC examiners or invigilators.

After three years of implementing the licensure, the Council from Monday, July 12, 2021, will not accept requests on how challenges confronting the conduct of the NTC teacher licensure test can be addressed for better results.

The Teaching Council in a blog post sighted by EducationWeb.com.gh said the deadline for submission of the application is Monday, July 12, 2021, and only successful applicants will be contacted for further discussions.

Introduced in 2018, the three-year-old Ghana teacher licensure examination (GTLE) is purposely to identify suitable candidates (teachers) qualified to be issued a professional license to teach in the classroom.