The government of Ghana has reintroduced the admission quota system for the 46 approved public colleges of education.
A total of 12,002 potential teacher trainees are anticipated to be admitted into the 46 Colleges of Education for the 2022–2023 academic year, according to the list made public by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission listed the colleges of education together with their respective admission quotas for the academic year under consideration in a letter to the National Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF).
Background
In the 2013/2014 academic year, the former John Mahama administration abolished allowance payments in favor of loans from the Student Loan Trust Fund, arguing that this would increase enrollment in various colleges of education while reducing the government’s financial burden.
The then deputy minister of education, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa in December 2016 stated that the elimination of teacher trainee allowances increased enrolment in educational colleges by 63.8%.
He explained that prior to that, admission to colleges was limited by a quota system, with colleges admitting only 40 percent of their capacity due to financial considerations.
However, the current New Patriotic Party government insisted that the country still needed more teachers and nurses and promised to reinstate the allowances because they served as a motivator for many to attend nursing and education schools.
