Government Owes Trainees Full Semester Allowance — TTAG laments

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The Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG) has revealed that the government still owes teacher trainees a full semester’s allowance for the 2023/2024 academic year.

In a press statement issued on November 17, 2024, TTAG clarified that, despite submitting a proposal for an allowance increase on July 4, 2024, there has been no increment, and the Ministry of Education has not responded.

“The Association, as of today, November 17, 2024, has not received any formal information about an increment of the Teacher Trainees’ Allowances, neither has the Ministry of Education made any intention of an increment known to Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana, TTAG.”

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The press statement also highlighted that the government owes four months of allowance arrears to teacher trainees in all 46 public colleges of education for the second semester of the 2023/2024 academic year.

“We wish to set the records straight that, the government still owes Teacher Trainees in all the Forty-Six (46) Public Colleges of Education Four (4) months of allowance arrears of the Second Semester of the 2023/2024 academic year which ended on October 11, 2024”

TTAG appealed to the government to prioritize the payment of allowance arrears and consider their request for an increase to support their education.

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They emphasized the importance of empowering all teacher trainees nationwide and expressed hope for a prompt resolution.

“We appeal to the Government through the Ministry of Education to pay the allowance arrears and consider our request for an increment to support our education. We trust that the Government will recognize the urgency of this matter and respond in the interest of empowering all Teacher Trainees’ across the country.”

Meanwhile, PRINCOF has rescheduled the reopening date for the 2024/2025 academic year from November 18, 2024, to January 13, 2025.

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One alleged reason for this decision is that the government owes the colleges feeding grants for the last academic year. Therefore, if the colleges were to reopen, principals would find it difficult to feed the trainees.

Furthermore, the GHC 8.00 daily feeding fee per trainee is insufficient due to rising prices for goods and services, leading principals to demand an increase.

It should be noted that the feeding grants are disbursed to principals only after the trainees’ allowances are paid. Therefore, without the allowance payments, the feeding grants are not released.

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