The Mahama-led administration, in their 2024 Manifesto, promised to integrate the writing of the Licensure Examination in the College of Education curriculum to ease the stress and pressure that comes with acquiring a teaching license in Ghana.
H.E. President John Dramani Mahama was elected and sworn into office on January 7, 2025. To many, the 2024 election is a new era for elevation in all sectors.
To the collegians, they want to know how and when the promise John Mahama gave them will manifest or be implemented.
As it stands, the 2nd Batch of the B.Ed programme introduced in the accredited forty-six (46) Colleges of Education in 2018 will end their mandatory 1-year National Service on January 31, 2025. With this batch, they sat for their Licensure Examination and results have been released since.
The big question in the mind of many teacher trainees across accredited forty-six (46) Colleges of Education in Ghana is, “When will the government fulfill its promise of the integration of Licensure Examination into the College of Education’s curriculum?”.
The next batch will commence their mandatory 1-year National Service soon, which, as usual, is laced with the writing of NTC GTLE (i.e., the Licensure Examination).
According to reliable inner sources, the government has not forgotten its promise to integrate the Licensure Examination into the College of Education curriculum. However, there are reasons behind the delay in implementation.
Possible Reasons for Delay of the Implementation
Some possible reasons for the delay could be:
- Logistical Challenges: Integrating the Licensure Examination into the college curriculum may require significant changes to the existing education system, which can be time-consuming and complex hence, careful plans with patience will get the sector there.
- Curriculum Reform: The government may be working on a comprehensive curriculum reform, which includes the integration of the Licensure Examination.
- Stakeholder Consultation: The government may consult with various stakeholders, including education experts, teachers, and students, to ensure that the implementation is done correctly.
- Resource Allocation: The government may need to allocate additional resources, including funding and personnel, to support the implementation of the new system. Since it will be part of the college curriculum, how to handle and implement the “course”, how to supervise, and the assessment process as a whole must be looked at properly.
- Still appointments to occupy offices are underway. This might also contribute to the delay of the implementation of President John Mahama’s promise of integrating the Licensure Examination into the curriculum of the 46 accredited Colleges of Education in Ghana.
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