The Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers (CUTT) has rejected recent comments made by the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, regarding the recruitment and posting of teachers from the 2023 cohort into the Ghana Education Service (GES).
In a statement issued on August 4, 2026, the Coalition described the Minister’s remarks during an interview on GTV as inaccurate. According to CUTT, Mr. Iddrisu’s claim that the 2023 batch had been given a recruitment opportunity in 2024 and that some members had already been employed is inconsistent with the actual sequence of events.
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The group argued that the Minister’s comments have increased frustration among thousands of unemployed trained teachers from the 2023 cohort who are still awaiting recruitment.
CUTT explained that it was the 2022 batch of trained teachers—not the 2023 cohort—that completed their mandatory national service in 2024. Following the completion of their service, the government granted financial clearance for the recruitment of approximately 13,000 qualified teachers who had successfully passed the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE).
According to the Coalition, teachers from the 2023 cohort only began their national service in March 2024 after graduating and completed the one-year programme in February 2025.
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The group stated that despite expectations of being recruited after completing national service, none of the 2023 graduates secured appointments throughout 2025 because no financial clearance was approved for teacher recruitment during that period.
CUTT further noted that when the government later granted financial clearance for the recruitment of 7,000 teachers, it viewed the exercise as an opportunity to address the concerns of the 2023 cohort. However, the Coalition alleged that the recruitment process was conducted in a manner that did not adequately address their grievances.
According to the statement, the Coalition had repeatedly proposed a phased recruitment strategy that would promote fairness, accountability and transparency, but the Ministry did not adopt the recommendation.
CUTT also criticised the decision to open the recruitment portal to all eligible applicants, arguing that the approach resulted in some qualified teachers from the 2023 cohort missing out on recruitment while certain graduates from the 2024 batch were successfully employed.
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The Coalition maintained that the Minister’s assertion that some members of the 2023 cohort had already been recruited and posted in 2024 does not accurately reflect the situation facing the affected graduates.
As a result, CUTT has called on Haruna Iddrisu to publicly clarify and correct his remarks, saying the statement has created misinformation and undermined the confidence of unemployed trained teachers.
The Coalition warned that if the Minister fails to address the issue, it may embark on lawful and peaceful demonstrations to demand accountability over the teacher recruitment process.
Despite its concerns, CUTT reaffirmed its commitment to constructive engagement with relevant stakeholders while continuing to advocate for a recruitment system that is fair, transparent and equitable for all qualified trained teachers.