A group of 2023 graduates from Ghana’s public Colleges of Education, operating under the banner of the Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers (CUTT), has called on government authorities to address what they describe as an increasingly unbearable delay in their recruitment into the education sector.
In a statement released Monday, May 26, the coalition urged the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to act decisively by granting financial clearance and opening the GES recruitment portal for qualified teachers who have been left in limbo months after completing their national service.
“The continued silence from authorities is causing severe financial, emotional, and psychological hardship to our members nationwide,” the statement said.
“We are ready and willing to serve, yet the state continues to waste the skills and resources invested in our professional training. We can no longer remain silent while our future remains uncertain and neglected.”
The group is made up of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) graduates from all 46 accredited Public Colleges of Education across the country.
According to the coalition, all members have successfully completed their four-year academic programme, passed the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE), and finished their mandatory National Service in February 2025 — yet remain unemployed.
CUTT is demanding two immediate steps: financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance to facilitate hiring, and an urgent reopening of the GES recruitment portal by the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service.
They believe that the current stagnation not only frustrates individual aspirations but also represents a broader failure to utilise qualified personnel in the country’s struggling education system.
The coalition also emphasized that it will intensify advocacy efforts through continuous engagement with key stakeholders and media to ensure their demands remain in the national conversation.
