CETAG Strike Nears End After Optimistic Meeting with Education Minister

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The over one-month-long strike by the Colleges of Education Teachers’ Association of Ghana (CETAG) appears to be nearing an end after a five-hour meeting between CETAG and the government on Wednesday, July 24th.

Both sides have expressed optimism for a resolution, signaling a potential return to normalcy for colleges of Education across the country.

The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Adutwum, shared his positive outlook following the meeting, stating, “We had some frank discussions today with CETAG. I’m happy to report to you that we’ve made great progress.”

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CETAG, in a short communique to its members, echoed the Minister’s optimism, noting that the meeting, which was supported by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) President, concluded on a positive note.

According to the statement, the government team, led by Dr. Adutwum, has made concrete commitments and demonstrated good faith towards implementing the outstanding Arbitration Award by the National Labour Commission (NLC) with specified timelines.

“The Government team has made concrete commitments and shown good will in implementing the outstanding Arbitration Award by NLC with timelines,” CETAG stated

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However, CETAG revealed that their final decision on the strike after the meeting will be made at a council meeting scheduled for Friday, July 26th, at 9:00 a.m.

Information gathered by Coleman Publications also reveals that, PRINCOF has been directed to work with the affiliate universities to rearrange examination dates and timelines.

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Furthermore, CETAG might also consider Saturday, Sunday, and night classes to ensure they recover the lost contact hours due to the feeding challenges in the colleges.

Therefore, the academic calendar will remain the same.

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