Also known as: NTC
National Teaching Council — regulatory body that administers teacher licensing and professional qualifications in Ghana, currently managing certification of unqualified teachers and the 2026 GTLE exam.
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… It further called for a fast-tracking of licensing processes by the National Teaching Council to prevent bureaucratic delays from hindering recruitment. …
NAGRAT demands urgent teacher recruitment, funding reforms on May DayThe National Teaching Council has announced that results for the 2026 Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination 1 (GTLE 1) will be published on Monday, June 8, with candidates able to access outcomes online via exam.ntc.gov.gh using their serial number and PIN, or GTLE index number and registered phone number.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Teaching Council has announced that results for the 2026 Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination 1 (GTLE 1) will be published on Monday, June 8, with candidates able to access outcomes online via exam.ntc.gov.gh using their serial number and PIN, or GTLE index number and registered phone number.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Teaching Council has found more than 100,000 non-professional teachers in basic and private schools, and over 12,000 graduate teachers in second-cycle institutions, lacking required professional qualifications and licences. The NTC is promoting the Postgraduate Diploma in Education programme to regularise the situation, but uptake remains low despite heavy subsidies.
3 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
The National Teaching Council reports that more than 100,000 non-professional teachers without required qualifications and licences continue teaching in basic and private schools, posing a threat to education quality. The council has warned that teachers who fail to regularise their status risk being removed from classrooms.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA), established in 2020 to ensure quality assurance in pre-tertiary education, faces major governance gaps and operational independence issues that limit its ability to regulate impartially and weaken credibility of the education quality assurance system.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Teaching Council has launched a fast-track Postgraduate Diploma in Education programme to certify more than 42,000 unqualified teachers in basic and senior high schools. The programme, run with five universities, will cost GH¢5,000 and take 18 weeks to complete.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Teaching Council reports that 12,279 unqualified teachers are at senior high school level and more than 30,000 are teaching in basic schools without legally required professional qualifications. The NTC is collaborating with five universities to introduce a fast-track postgraduate diploma in education programme to certify graduate teachers.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A Continuous Professional Development workshop for over 1,200 teachers and education staff in Ketu North Constituency has begun, sponsored by Member of Parliament Eric Edem Agbana. The initiative, delivered by Bismark Tay Leadership Solutions, includes training modules on classroom management, discipline, assessment, AI use, and leadership development to meet the National Teaching Council's requirement of 20 CPD points annually.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu announced that the government has secured financial arrangements to ensure steady food supply for Free SHS students, with enhanced funding through the Ghana Education Trust Fund to prevent the past disruptions that forced school closures.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Teaching Council has warned that teachers without professional qualifications and licences by the end of the year could face sanctions from the Ghana Education Service. The Council says all unqualified teachers in classrooms must enroll in an ongoing fast-track teacher education programme to regularise their status.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Teaching Council has disclosed that more than 42,000 teachers in basic and senior high schools across Ghana lack professional teaching qualifications—about 12,279 in senior high schools and more than 30,000 in basic schools. The NTC is introducing an 18-week fast-track teacher education programme in partnership with five universities to enable currently teaching graduates to obtain professional certification.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has demanded urgent reforms in Ghana's education sector, warning that macroeconomic stability means little if teachers face poor conditions and delayed employment. The association highlighted that about 22,000 trained teachers from the 2023 Colleges of Education batch are yet to receive financial clearance, while approximately 2,800 teachers from the 2022 batch remain unpositioned.
1 May 2026 · Joy Online →