President John Mahama has instructed the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to promptly promote all qualified education directors.
The announcement was made by the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, on Thursday, April 24, during the launch of the free sanitary pad initiative.
He noted, ‘One of the significant concerns raised by the president during his campaign was that many deputy directors of education face challenges in advancing to director positions due to a lack of available office spaces.’ Iddrisu further stated, ‘President John Dramani Mahama has mandated the Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of Education to ensure that all deputy directors receive rightful promotions.’
The Tamale South MP highlighted that even without designated office spaces, the newly promoted individuals would assume their roles as directors within GES.
This directive is issued in response to the impending threat of a nationwide strike by the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) scheduled for April 30.
GNAT has expressed concerns regarding multiple unresolved issues that continue to negatively impact educators across the nation.
Among these issues, GNAT has pointed out the difficulties associated with the implementation of the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS), which was reinstated by the Public Services Commission (PSC) despite opposition from labor unions.
GNAT reports that the HRMIS has resulted in considerable delays in the reactivation of salaries, affecting over 800 teachers as of December 2024, with some experiencing delays ranging from four to twelve months.
Furthermore, teachers who have undertaken further studies, often at their own expense, have been denied promotions upon completion.
Additionally, several teachers who successfully participated in the most recent promotion exercise but are below the rank of Principal Superintendent have not received the appropriate upgrades or been assigned to their correct ranks.
