The Registrar of
the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE), Dr. Christian Addai-Poku, has
revealed that out of the 7,728 prospective teachers who sat for the licensure
examination last month, only 1,277 passed. This means 6,481 teachers
failed.
The figure
represents 16.5 percent of the candidates who sat again for the examination,
introduced to license teaching practitioners.
According to Dr.
Addai-Poku, all the candidates had sat for the exam at least twice, with some
sitting as many as nine times.
He explained
that those affected had one more chance to re-write the exam in the latter part
of the year before its format and content changed.
He said
candidates who would fail at their last chance and would want to continue to
resit the exam, would be those with first degree.
He stated that
"those with a diploma will be required to upgrade themselves to acquire a
first degree before they can resit the exam."
"We are
reforming and restructuring the examination and we will start it this year with
those who have qualified to write it for the first time," he added.
He said unlike
the current examination where the candidates were examined in numeracy,
literacy, and professional skills, this time around, they would have to be
examined in a specific area of specialty.
Dr. Addai-Poku
further explained that a candidate who aspired to teach geography must, in
addition to the three areas, be examined in geography.
The NTLE was
introduced by the government in 2019 backed by the Education Act of 2008, Act
778, with the first-ever teacher licensure exams taking place in September
2018.
The first
licensure exams took place in September 2018 and over 28,000 newly-trained
teachers.
The introduction
of teacher license and continuous professional development were key policies
being pursued by the government through the NTC, which was aimed at improving
the professional standing and status of teachers in the country.
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