CETAG Strike Affecting Teacher Trainees Academically and Financially – TTAG President
The President of the Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG), Nanija Divine, has expressed deep concern over the impact of the ongoing CETAG strike on teacher trainees across the country, describing the situation as both academically and financially damaging.
Explaining the challenges, he said, “Because of the new IN-IN-OUT policy, teacher trainees are currently undertaking their macro teaching outside campus. They are not using school facilities; instead, they have rented accommodation in towns where they are teaching.”
He noted that the first semester of the programme is designed to be completed entirely off-campus and is expected to end on 7th March. However, the strike threatens the successful completion of this semester. “If the strike continues beyond this date, there will be no supervision for the macro teaching, and that will seriously affect the academic progress of the trainees,” he stated.
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On the financial burden, Nanija Divine explained, “Most of the trainees have rented rooms for a one-year period. If they are asked to go home because academic work cannot continue, they will still be paying rent for rooms they are not using.”
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He added that the academic calendar may force trainees to wait at home until their junior colleagues complete their semester. “After that, they will go on a short vacation and later return for the second semester. By then, some rental agreements may have expired, meaning students will have to renew or find new accommodation, which is another financial burden,” he said.
According to him, the situation affects not only final-year students but also junior trainees. “This strike is affecting everyone. Even the juniors who are supposed to be on campus are also stuck, with no academic activity going on,” he added.
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Nanija Divine therefore called on stakeholders to urgently resolve the impasse, stressing that “teacher trainees should not be made to suffer academically and financially because of issues beyond their control.”
