The National Teaching Council (NTC) has given a new directive to all teacher education institutions in Ghana. In a letter dated 15th August 2025, the NTC requested that every college should upload the list of their Level 400 (final year) education students on the Council’s portal.

This new move is part of the government’s Resetting Ghana Agenda, which aims to improve the teaching profession. According to the NTC, the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination will now be part of the final year examination for teacher trainees.

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In May 2025, the Minister of Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, set up a committee to plan how this new system should work. One of their recommendations was that all teacher trainees must write the reformed licensure exam before they complete school.

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Details Colleges Must Upload

Colleges are expected to prepare an Excel file containing the following details of each final year student:

1. Index Number
2. Surname
3. Middle Name
4. First Name
5. Date of Birth
6. Sex
7. Programme
8. Programme Qualification
9. Year of Admission
10. Email Address
11. Telephone Number

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This information will help the NTC prepare properly for the examination and ensure that every trainee is captured in their system.

Deadline for Submission

The deadline for colleges to submit this information is Monday, 25th August 2025. The NTC has urged all institutions to take this directive seriously and comply on time.

Why This is Important

This reform means that teacher trainees will no longer wait until after graduation before writing the licensure exam. Instead, it will be part of their final year assessment. The aim is to make the process smoother and reduce the pressure on graduates after school.

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The NTC believes this new system will help raise the standards of teacher training in Ghana and ensure that only qualified and well-prepared teachers are licensed to teach.