Today, trained teachers from the 2023–2024 cohorts took to the streets of Accra. They marched from Independence Square to the Ministry of Finance, demanding immediate recruitment to clear the growing backlog.
Many of these teachers say they have waited over a year without being posted. The frustration is deep.
“We are suffering,” one teacher said. “It’s not easy sitting at home after completing training. What we are going through, only we understand.”
The protest highlights a bigger concern. Some fear the delay will affect future trained teachers if the system is not fixed.
Graduates from 2023 say they were supposed to be recruited last year after national service, but that didn’t happen. Now, the 2024 batch has also completed, adding more pressure.
Their demand is simple:
Increase recruitment numbers to absorb all qualified graduates
Or give priority to the 2023 cohort
Or return to the old system where teachers are posted immediately after training
They argue the backlog was not created by them, and it should not be left for them to suffer.
A petition was presented to the Ministry of Finance by the group, led by their association president. It was received by Chief Director, Dr. Patrick Numo, who assured them it would be forwarded to the Finance Minister.
“We will submit it to the minister when he returns,” he said. “He will review and respond appropriately.”
But the teachers are not ready to wait forever.
The President of the Teacher Training Association warned that if nothing is done, they will return with a bigger protest.
“If our issues are ignored, we will come back in greater numbers,” he said. “And by 2028, we will take a stronger stand.”
The message from the streets is clear: the teachers want action now, not promises.
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