{
  "id": 550286,
  "title": "GNAT entreats govt to consider posting trained teachers to private schools to reduce unemployment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/gnat-entreats-govt-to-consider-posting-trained-teachers-to-private",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T09:24:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/gnat-entreats-govt-to-consider-posting-trained-teachers-to-private-schools-to-reduce-unemployment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Greater Kumasi chapter of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has urged the government and the Ministry of Education to consider employing trained teachers in private schools to alleviate teacher unemployment. Secretary Argin Frimpong pointed out that a significant number of teachers graduate annually but remain jobless due to the absence of government postings. By placing some of these trained educators in private institutions, Frimpong argued that they could utilize their acquired skills and expertise, subsequently contributing to quality education and decreasing unemployment rates.\n\nFrimpong's call for the government to collaborate with private schools and financially support them by covering a portion of the teachers' salaries came during the sixth graduation ceremony of the Moldgold School. He emphasized the importance of private schools in Ghana's education sector, urging the Ministry of Education and the government to prioritize them in the teacher-posting system.\n\nMeanwhile, the Director of Moldgold School, Abigail Yayarah Karikari, urged the government to provide technical and vocational education and training (TVET) equipment to private schools in order to promote skills-based education. Karikari noted that the world is becoming more technology- and skills-driven, making it crucial for children to acquire practical skills to prepare them for the future. She highlighted the challenges private schools face, such as a lack of textbooks, and appealed to the government for additional support in the education sector.\n\nThe graduation ceremony also featured displays of pupils' talents, eliciting cheers and applause from their parents and other attendees.",
  "summary": "The Secretary of the Greater Kumasi chapter of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Argin Frimpong, has called on the government and the Ministry of Education to consider posting trained teachers to private schools as part of measures to reduce teacher unemployment in the country. According to him, thousands of teachers graduate from training […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "GNAT's proposal to post trained teachers to private schools aims to tackle teacher unemployment and support private schools, potentially improving education quality and increasing collaboration between government and private educators.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}