The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) has urged the government to raise the allowance for trainees and provide a policy document to support the payment of the allowance.
In a press release issued on September 25th, 2023, TTAG acknowledged the contributions made by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of Finance (MOF), Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), and the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) in facilitating the trainees’ allowance payment thus far.
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While appreciative of the efforts made by the aforementioned organizations, TTAG emphasized the need for a policy document explicitly endorsing the payment of trainees’ allowances.
Additionally, the association also appealed for an increase in the allowance provided to trainees as well as an improvement in the quality of food served to them.
With the new allowance reform, trainees are now paid for only 6 months instead of their initial 8 months.
This is because the academic year for trainees in colleges of education has been reduced from 8 months to 6 months ( 12 Weeks in a semester).
Additionally, trainees now receive only GH¢149.70 on their cards instead of the initial GH¢200.00 due to the new reform. TTAG is very concerned about this reduction.
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Currently, Trainees are left to be paid for only two months by the SLTF for the 2022/2023 academic year.
The association believes that the reduction in the amount will make it difficult for trainees to meet their basic needs.
Therefore, the leadership of the association is calling on the government to increase the allowance provided to trainees and provide a policy document to back the payment of the allowance.