50k teachers, 10k non-teaching staff to be recruited in 2025 – MoE
Minister in Charge of Education and Tamale South Member of Parliament, Honourable Haruna Iddrisu, says plans are underway for the central government to recruit 50,000 teachers and 10,000 non-teaching staff this academic year.
The Minister of Education, addressing the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, said adequate provisions have been made in the 2025 national budget for the mass recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff.
“Mr. Speaker, as I have assured this House, 50,000 teachers will be recruited, along with 10,000 non-teaching staff. Adequate provision was made for this in the 2025 budget,” Mr Haruna Iddrisu told Parliament on Wednesday.
The Education Minister said the impending recruitment of the 50,000 teachers and 10,000 non-teaching staff in the country forms part of President John Mahama’s administration’s efforts to strengthen the education sector.
Mr Haruna Iddrisu said the process would begin once the Finance Minister had given the clearance and the Auditor-General had completed a validation process to get rid of ghost names on teachers’ payroll.
Commenting on a claim by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin that some newly posted trained teachers were manhandled while picketing at the GES headquarters over delayed issuance of staff IDs and the non-payment of salaries for the past ten months, Haruna said the allegation is false.
The Member of Parliament for Tamale South said that the central government is working to address outstanding posting concerns of the newly posted trained teachers from the 2022 batch of College of Education graduates.
He cited an ongoing dialogue with Bafour Eric, one of the affected teachers, who confirmed that financial clearance had been issued in May, with teachers expected to start work in August but resuming in September instead.
“This morning, I met with Bafour Eric, and I will soon share the details with the public. We discussed the matter, and he indicated to me that clearance was received in May. They were expected to start work in August but began in September.
Naturally, by December 31, the clearance issued by the Finance Ministry had expired, and they can only proceed with a renewed clearance, which is what I am currently awaiting. Let them be assured,” the Education Minister said.
The Minister of Education urged the affected teachers to remain calm, assuring them that the Ministry of Education is committed to resolving the issues to ensure timely postings and effective deployment in schools nationwide.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said that efforts are underway to resolve concerns raised by newly posted teachers who picketed on Monday, June 23, over delays in salary payments and staff ID issuance.
In a press release sighted by Pretertiary.com, the Ghana Education Service (GES) indicated that the Ministry of Education has formally requested an extension of the expired financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance.
The extension, the Education Service under the auspices of the Education Ministry, said, will enable the processing of salary arrears—spanning nearly ten months—and the issuance of staff identification numbers for the affected teachers.
“Significant progress has already been made,” the statement noted, adding that the management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) is addressing both immediate concerns and long-term reforms to prevent future occurrences.
Credit: pretertiary.com
