The Government through GTEC directives has placed admission quota on all public Colleges of Education which restricts them to admit just a number of qualified applicants for the 2022/2023 academic year which starts in January 2023. The decision by GTEC which was issued as a directive to all colleges has been challenged by Africa Education Watch which is calling for the removal of the 2023 College of Education Admission Quota.
The quota system has negative implications on applicants, since it will lead to qualified applicants been denied admission once each college reaches its allocated threshold. According to the directive from GTEC, the colleges cannot go beyond assigned quotas as teacher trainees allowances and feeding grants will be based on the number.
According to Mr. Kofi Asare, the Executive Director of EduWatch, the move by government is a deliberate tactic aimed at reducing admission into various teacher education institutions to deal with issues of teacher trainee allowance.
He added that the government has invested in Colleges of Education to expand their infrastructure, and it will be improper to impose admission restrictions on students it has produced out of the Free SHS policy.
He called on government to crap the teacher trainees allowance which has remains a wasteful policy to admit students so that it can admit students who are ready to enrol for their CoE degrees without government allowance.
“Please be informed that the allocation cannot be varied and must strictly be adhered to. For the avoidance of doubt, payment of feeding grants and trainees allowance will be guided by these numbers,” GTEC directive indicated.
The quota given to colleges due to the plan to cut down expenses on trainee allowance is as follows.
1) Abetifi Presbyterian College of Education – 300
2) Accra College of Education – 295
3) ADA College of Education – 250
4) Agogo Presbyterian Women’s College of Education – 291
5) Akatsi College of Education – 288
6) Akrokerri College of Education – 320
7) Al-Faruq College of Education – 180
8) Atebubu College of Education – 300
9) Bagabaga College of Education – 320
10) Berekum College of Education – 320
11) Bia Lamplighter College of Education – 200
12) Dambai College of Education – 230
13) Ep. College of Education, Amedzofe – 196
14) Ep. College of Education, Bimbilla – 290
15) Enchi College of Education – 280
16) Foso College of Education – 290
17) Gambaga College of Education – 255
18) Gbewaa College of Education – 280
19) Holy Child College of Education – 275
20) Jasikan College of Education – 285
21) Kibi Presby College of Education – 295
22) Komenda College of Education – 290
23) Mampong Technical College of Education – 289
24) McCoy College of Education – 160
25) Methodist College of Education – 195
26) Mount Mary College of Education – 260
27) N.J. Ahmadiyya College of Education – 272
28) Offinso College of Education – 275
29) Our Lady of Apostle’s College of Education – 300
30) Peki College of Education – 243
31) Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong – 320
32) Presby Women’s College of Education, Aburi – 216