Teaching activities in Colleges of Education nationwide have come to a halt as members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CE
Teaching activities in Colleges of Education nationwide have come to a halt as members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) continue their indefinite strike over the government’s failure to fully implement their 2023 Conditions of Service.
The association declared the strike on Monday, November 24, citing the government’s persistent delay in executing the National Labor Commission (NLC) arbitral award issued on May 2, 2024.
At the Komenda College of Education in the Central Region, students report being left without teachers for days, disrupting exam preparations and throwing the academic calendar into disarray. Similarly, in the Ashanti Region, classrooms remain empty, with students loitering around campuses or confined to dormitories.
Some students expressed frustration, noting that such disruptions have become recurring since 2024.
Staff at Komenda College told JoyNews that despite concerns about the impact on students, they will not return to classrooms until all outstanding issues are resolved.
“We feel that our employers have not been fair, especially as some of our colleagues have been sidelined. Our strike will remain indefinite unless all outstanding allowances are paid,” a staff member said.
In the Upper West Region, students at Nusrat Jahan Ahmadiyya College of Education (NJA), McCoy College of Education, and Tumu College of Education are also stranded without academic supervision.
CETAG has stated that the strike will continue until the government fully implements the agreed conditions of service and rectifies all pending disparities.