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Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers Demands Transparency in GES Recruitment Process
The Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers (CUTT 2023) has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Ghana Education Service's (GES) recent teacher recruitment exercise.
The group accused the agency of running the process without enough transparency and failing to give reasons for rejecting thousands of qualified applicants.
In a statement released on Monday, July 27, the coalition said the way the recruitment exercise was handled has left many trained teachers frustrated and searching for answers after being told their applications failed, despite meeting all requirements.
According to CUTT, many applicants held valid National Teaching Council (NTC) licenses, completed their mandatory national service, and submitted all required documents, only to be turned down without any explanation.
The coalition called the situation unacceptable, arguing that applicants who spent years on their education and professional training deserve to know why they were not chosen.
"The lack of transparency is unacceptable," the statement said, adding that a recruitment exercise involving thousands of graduates should not be kept secret.
CUTT argued that simply showing an "unsuccessful" status on applicants' online portals without giving any reason is disrespectful to the time, effort, and money trained teachers spent to meet the recruitment requirements.
To rebuild trust in the recruitment process, the coalition called on the GES to immediately publish the criteria used to select successful applicants.
It also demanded that the service explain why qualified applicants were unsuccessful, insisting that transparency is essential for fairness and accountability in public sector recruitment.
According to the coalition, publishing the selection criteria would clear up growing concerns among unsuccessful applicants and reassure the public that the recruitment exercise was based on merit.
The statement also raised concerns over information the coalition claims to have received from insiders at the GES.
CUTT warned that if the GES does not respond to its statement, it will assume claims from internal sources—suggesting that shortlisted results were published without appointment letters—are true.
According to the coalition, this alleged setup would make successful applicants believe they secured jobs while pressure was put on them to make "protocol payments."
The coalition did not provide evidence for this claim, and the GES has not publicly responded.
Beyond asking for explanations, CUTT urged the GES to set up an independent review committee so applicants who suspect mistakes were made can appeal or seek clarification.
It argued that such a system would build confidence in future recruitment exercises and ensure that genuine errors are corrected fairly.
The coalition also called on the GES to commit to conducting future recruitment exercises in a more transparent and accountable way.
The statement further questioned whether the latest recruitment exercise honored the government's promise of automatic postings for trained teachers.
Addressing sector leaders, the coalition asked whether this process represented the automatic postings that had been promised.
It argued that if the Ministry of Education cannot recruit all qualified teachers at once, it should return to the previous system of recruiting and posting teachers in batches.
According to CUTT, restricting recruitment while thousands of qualified teachers remain unposted puts unnecessary pressure on Ghana's education system and leaves trained professionals without opportunities to work.
The coalition warned that the lack of official communication and explanations surrounding the recruitment exercise risks damaging public trust in state institutions.
It stated that continued silence over the concerns raised by unsuccessful applicants only creates suspicion and weakens confidence in public sector recruitment.
The coalition concluded by urging both the Ministry of Education and the GES to address the concerns of affected teachers promptly, stressing that transparency, fairness, and accountability are essential to maintaining public confidence in Ghana's education sector.
"They should remember that power is like ice; it starts melting from the day it is handed to you," the coalition stated.
Read full statement below
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