The National Teaching Council is mandated by Education Regulatory Bodies Act 2020 (ACT 1023) to regulate the teaching profession in Ghana. As part of the Council’s regulatory functions, it is mandated to conduct examinations for licensing of people who desire to teach.

The purpose of the Licensing Examination is to enable qualified teachers to acquire a professional licence and prepare teachers to meet the demands of the National Teachers’ Standards of possessing the minimum knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes necessary to deliver effectively in schools.

Five years after the introduction of GTLE, the Council is embarking on reform to introduce the Subject-Based Ghana
Teacher Licensure Examination (SBGTLE) this year. This is a response to the need to test both the content and professional knowledge of the prospective teachers.

FORM OF THE EXAMINATION

All candidates shall write three papers which comprise the

i. General Professional Knowledge paper.

This paper comprises numeracy, literacy, and essential professional
skills contents.

ii. Grade-level Specialism Pedagogy paper.

The pedagogies are differentiated by levels of specialisation. That is Early
Grade or Early Childhood, Primary and JHS, SHS/SHTS, and Technical Vocational Schools.

iii. Multiple Subjects Content or Single Subject Content Knowledge (subject specialism).

a) Multiple Subjects Content: prospective teachers who are trained for Early Grade/Early Childhood or Primary levels will write Multiple Subjects Content Paper for their respective levels since they will teach all subjects in their respective classes.

b) Single Subject Specialism: prospective teachers who are trained for junior high, senior high or TVET will write one paper in their areas of specialisation.

Content Areas and Tables of Specification

Prospective candidates may visit
https://ntc.gov.gh/gtle-content/ for detailed content areas and tables of specification.

Eligibility for the Licensure Examination.

1. A candidate is eligible to write SBGTLE only when he/she has a Bachelor of Education Degree or a Postgraduate Diploma in Education.
2. Candidates with foreign degrees shall provide a certificate evaluation report from Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to prove their eligibility.

Indexing Process

i. A prospective  candidate shall be indexed before registering for the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination.

ii. An indexing fee is Fifty Ghana Cedis (GHc50.00).

iii. Payment can be made at any branch of Prudential Bank Ltd nationwide or mobile money payment can be made
through the short code *772*51# across all networks by using your college or university index number.

iv. After successful payment, you will receive a message on your phone which contains your name, indexing number and further instructions.

v. Visit https:/indexing.ntc.gov.gh to verify your details by logging in with your indexing number received on your
phone via SMS. For the in-banking payment, if you do not receive indexing number immediately you can use your
transaction number from the bank which can be found on the payment receipt to log in to verify your details.

vi. Use the indexing number to register for Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination

FEES

i. Candidates shall pay four hundred and fifty Ghana Cedis (GHc450.00) for three papers.

ii. Payment can be made at any branch of Prudential Bank Ltd nationwide or mobile money payment can be made
through the short code *772*51# across all networks.

iii. Where payment is made at the bank, candidates must remember to take their Pin and Serial Number from the bank.

iv. Log on to exams.ntc.gov.gh

v. Enter your e-voucher Serial number and Pin

vi. Fill in all the fields and remember to upload your passport-size photograph.

NOTE

i. NTC will not accept any request for change of photograph after the examination.

ii. Review information provided before submitting.

iii. Print Summary of the inputs made.

iv. Read the examination regulations and check the box before submission.

V. Candidates should keep their Pin and Serial Numbers secured after registration for further use.

Candidates must complete their online registration not later than 31st July 2023

Date for Examination:

13th – 15th September 2023

Timetable

NTC is yet to upload the timetable