Government plans to recruit 10,000 teachers next year to address staffing gaps
Government is expected to recruit an additional 10,000 teachers next year as part of efforts to address staffing shortages in basic and secondary schools, Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu has announced.
Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu announced plans to recruit an additional 10,000 teachers in 2027 to tackle staffing shortages in basic and secondary schools. The initiative will be included in the 2027 Budget and will complement efforts to expand education sector infrastructure. Mr Iddrisu revealed that the 2027 GETFund formula will allocate between US$250 million and US$300 million to improve facilities in Category A schools, with 20 Category B schools set to be upgraded to Category A. He expressed concern over the state of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), emphasizing the need for a greater focus on practical training.
TVET currently comprises 90% theory and only 10% practical, a situation Iddrisu deems unacceptable. Additionally, over 850,000 vacancies have been declared nationwide, with the primary challenge in school placement being demand from students for specific schools rather than a lack of available spaces. When former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum suggested seeking his advice on placement issues, Iddrisu highlighted the scale of the problem: 328,000 students chose Category A schools despite only 76,000 vacancies, far exceeding the available slots.
Iddrisu questioned how anyone, including Adutwum, could resolve this issue by placing 313,000 students in 76,000 vacancies.
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