NTC to flash out unlicensed teachers in 2023

The National Teaching Council (NTV) will from 2023 flash out all unlicensed teachers in public and private schools. Per the timelines set out by the NTC, the enforcement of the teacher licensing law would begin in 2023.
NTC to flash out unlicensed teachers in 2023 and what it means
What this means for unlicensed teachers working in public and private schools is that they can not hold themselves up as teachers and cannot be employed to teach as well. Again, schools that employ unlicensed teachers would be deemed to have broken the law.
Before 1st January 2023, teachers in public and private schools must possess a licence to teach in any school in the country.
With the ready to apply the whip effective January next year, teachers need to meet all the requirements of the NTC to acquire a National Teaching Council licence from now till December 31st, 2022.
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The failure to have a licence will result in the prosecution of the unlicensed teacher and owner of the school employing such a person.
While speaking on the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023), Section 79, stipulates that “A person shall not knowingly or negligently employ a person as a teacher in an institution unless the teacher is registered under this Act. A person who contravenes this commits an offence and is liable to summary conviction to a fine of not less than 500 penalty units and not more than 1000 penalty units, or to a term of imprisonment of not less than six months and not more than one year.” Dr Christian Addai-Poku said the NTC will deal with those who break the law.
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“Now, we are moving into the licensing enforcement stage and from January 2023, anybody who does not have the authorization (licence) to teach, the NTC will deal with that person because the law is clear; you can be prosecuted for not owning a licence and teaching,” the Registrar of the NTC, Dr Christian Addai-Poku, told the Daily Graphic in Accra.
He advised teachers in both public and private schools to ensure they acquire the licence to remain at the post as teachers, and that the licence was an important requirement for teaching in a Ghanaian classroom.
“If you are teaching in the Ghanaian classroom, you are part of it, so both public and private school teachers. If you are a private school teacher, and you don’t have a full licence, you have to apply for a temporary licence,” he indicated while reacting to the issue.
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