GES recruitment: MoE reveal subject teachers needed most in SHSs

It is increasingly difficult to get physics and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) subject teachers to teach students in various government Senior High Schools across the country, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has disclosed.

MoE’s revelation comes after the Ghana Education Service 2021 was accused of recruiting non-trained graduate teachers, a claim an official of the Education Ministry debunked, saying “all graduates recruited are trained teachers.”

in an interview monitored by Pretertiary.com, he said universities, including the University of Education (UEW), the University of Cape Coast (UCC), and the University for Development Studies (UDS), each year train over 14,000 graduate teachers for employment.

“However, it is increasingly difficult to find physics and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) subject teachers to teach students in secondary schools in the country”, he told the host of Peace FM’s Kokrokoo show.

The MoE official, later in the interview, admitted that the management of the Ghana Education Service (GES), in some circumstances, recruits non-trained graduate teachers to fill available vacancies in the public Senior High Schools.

In a related development, the Minister in Charge of Education and Member of Parliament for the Bosomtwe constituency, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that his outfit will embark on a limited recruitment of teachers into Senior High Schools.

In a social media post sighted by Pretertiary.com, the Education Minister said more details of the limited recruitment for government school teachers to begin next week will be communicated to members of the general public.

“I’m pleased to announce that a limited recruitment drive for high school teachers will commence next week. Stay tuned for more details on how to apply and the specific areas of focus for this recruitment,” Dr Adutwum stated.

The Minister for Education has therefore urged professional teachers licensed by the National Teaching Council (NTC) to be on the lookout for details regarding applications and areas of focus for the recruitment exercise.

In a related development, the Head of the Public Relations Unit at the Ghana Education Service, Daniel Fenyi, has said this year’s recruitment of graduate-trained teachers from various government Colleges of Education (CoE) and other prospective applicants will be free and transparent.

“Teachers and prospective applicants should expect a free, transparent, and open GES recruitment process this year,” the spokesperson for the Ghana Education Service said in an interview monitored by Pretertiary.com.

Mr Daniel Fenyi’s assurance comes after the Minister of Education, Honourable Haruna Iddrisu, said plans are underway for the central government to recruit 50,000 teachers and 10,000 non-teaching staff this academic year.

The Minister of Education, addressing the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, said adequate provisions have been made in the 2025 national budget for the mass recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff.

“Mr. Speaker, as I have assured this House, 50,000 teachers will be recruited, along with 10,000 non-teaching staff. Adequate provision was made for this in the 2025 budget,” Mr Haruna Iddrisu told Parliament on Wednesday.

The Education Minister said the impending recruitment of the 50,000 teachers and 10,000 non-teaching staff in the country forms part of President John Mahama’s administration’s efforts to strengthen the education sector.