By Iddi Yire
Accra, May 14, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has noted that recent reforms to career progression in the teaching service demonstrates the government’s commitment to improving teacher welfare, motivation, and professional development.
He said under the Public Service Commission’s approved scheme of service, the government had introduced transformative measures to enhance career progression within the teaching profession.
“At the heart of this reform is the decoupling of ranks from positions.” The President stated.
He made the remarks in his address at the commissioning of the state-of-the-art Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography (PET-CT) scan for cancer diagnosis and treatment at the Sweden Ghana Medical Centre (SGMC) in Accra.
PET-CT scan is an advanced imaging test that combines metabolic and structural information to accurately diagnose and monitor diseases like cancer.
SGMC, a state-of- the-art oncology Centre and the leading cancer care provided in West Africa was acquired by the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in 2020.
President Mahama said advancement to senior ranks such as Director 2 and Director 1 was no longer dependent on the availability of administrative positions.
He said teachers could now progress on merit of competence, experience, performance, and years of dedicated service with unrestricted career progression from deputy director to deputy director 1.
President Mahama said this reform ensured that excellence in the classroom was recognized and rewarded while strengthening professionalism, morale, and dignity across the teaching service.
GNA
Edited by Linda Asante Agyei