GES fleecing teacher applicants

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PRINCE KWASI ADADE ( OFIE P33 ) 9 years ago

AUTHOR: SULLEY ---------If Mahama is not desperate for power why is he running adverts on TV's & Radios wasting tax payers money. Mahama is the most useless Prez Ghana has ever had. Now every gallon of patrol has ghc7 on it a ...
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AUTHOR: SULLEY ---------If Mahama is not desperate for power why is he running adverts on TV's & Radios wasting tax payers money. Mahama is the most useless Prez Ghana has ever had. Now every gallon of patrol has ghc7 on it as tax. Anytime u buy anything from a shop, Mahama charges huge NHIS levy and 17% VAT on it. Where's the oil money? Kuffour borrowed Ghc9 million in 8 yrs. Mahama with oil money has borrowed Ghc 99 million in jux 7 yrs. Mahama said he will build 200 SHS in 4 yrs. He has now built 7.
Charles Geswinde Haruna 9 years ago

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FIIFI ANNO 9 years ago

ARMAH'S POINT IS CHILDISH. THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS OF EXAMINING A CANDIDATE. DON'T TRY TO TEACH US WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW.YOUR IGNORANCE IS TOO MUCH.

ARMAH'S POINT IS CHILDISH. THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS OF EXAMINING A CANDIDATE. DON'T TRY TO TEACH US WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW.YOUR IGNORANCE IS TOO MUCH.
Youlis 9 years ago

Armah is talking about fleecing the applicants. Collecting money before the exam. Money these new graduates don't have. I bet they were not informed before they graduated

Armah is talking about fleecing the applicants. Collecting money before the exam. Money these new graduates don't have. I bet they were not informed before they graduated
Gbormita 9 years ago

I have taught in Ghana and abroad I can tell you that there are many exams here during teacher recruitment.
In Finland, USA, UK, Canada etc, you will be required to pass an exam regardless of your major prior to teaching. I ...
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I have taught in Ghana and abroad I can tell you that there are many exams here during teacher recruitment.
In Finland, USA, UK, Canada etc, you will be required to pass an exam regardless of your major prior to teaching. It is part of job screening.
Exemptions are given only to those with prior education and teaching degree.
I am all for such an exam. We need to allow authorities to do their jobs instead of undermining them.
GHANANI 9 years ago

Thanks Gbormita.Ghanaians are really ignorant and are allowing political leanings to undermine whatever good work the government is doing.Take the nursing issue as an example.The government intends introducing job application ...
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Thanks Gbormita.Ghanaians are really ignorant and are allowing political leanings to undermine whatever good work the government is doing.Take the nursing issue as an example.The government intends introducing job application for trained nurses and some Ghanaians are up in arms against it.In the UK,Canada,the US and some european countries nurses apply for jobs after their training.Even in such big economies with huge developed health sectors there is nothing like a job is there for student nurses when they complete their courses.Apart from trained teachers from teacher training colleges and universities there is nothing wrong with the GES using exams and interviews to recruit teachers.
Kay 9 years ago

@GHANANI you are wrong on two issues that you raised. First the Nurses who are trained by the public institutions are BONDED by the state so after completion you have to serve for a certain number of years before you can do y ...
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@GHANANI you are wrong on two issues that you raised. First the Nurses who are trained by the public institutions are BONDED by the state so after completion you have to serve for a certain number of years before you can do your own stuff, that's why the state is obliged to employ them. One the new recruitment is opened to only those who are trained as graduate teacher from any of our education oriented universities. So they are already trained teachers but some might not have taught before so the test might be in the right direction but I still think the charge is just too much.
ghanani 9 years ago

Have you not heard that nurses are no more going to be bonded from next year?

Have you not heard that nurses are no more going to be bonded from next year?
zombie police 9 years ago

But it is wrong to buy forms to apply.In Ghana now all the security sevices sell form for recruitment.This is robbery,in time of war we shall see.The right thing is to advertise or have recruiters.The whole system has become ...
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But it is wrong to buy forms to apply.In Ghana now all the security sevices sell form for recruitment.This is robbery,in time of war we shall see.The right thing is to advertise or have recruiters.The whole system has become a cheat.How can you sell forms to folks who want to don military uniforn to defend their nation.
simple asem 9 years ago

Stop lying about Finland my friend. Every teacher in Finland has masters degree already. And they don't go writing any test like entrance exams go get job. They apply with their certificate which is issued by the state. Don' ...
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Stop lying about Finland my friend. Every teacher in Finland has masters degree already. And they don't go writing any test like entrance exams go get job. They apply with their certificate which is issued by the state. Don't know what kind of teaching you did in Finland.

Nii 9 years ago

Gbormita, I do not know the countries you mentioned in your write up but I am a teacher in Finland so I can speak with evidence. I can tell you that you are wrong on Finland. In Finland you take the exam before the teacher tr ...
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Gbormita, I do not know the countries you mentioned in your write up but I am a teacher in Finland so I can speak with evidence. I can tell you that you are wrong on Finland. In Finland you take the exam before the teacher training and not after you qualified from the teacher training. Pls understand the substance of a case before you write your untrue stories.
Gbormita 9 years ago

I'm not sure if you understood my main thesis:
Every country have some forms of assessing/testing teachers BEFORE employing them.
GES recruits teachers directly from the teacher training colleges who are already certified ...
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I'm not sure if you understood my main thesis:
Every country have some forms of assessing/testing teachers BEFORE employing them.
GES recruits teachers directly from the teacher training colleges who are already certified afrer paying n passing exam.
Others who have degrees are asked to pay less than Gh70 for the exams which are printed and supervised by human beings who ought to be paid.

It makes sense to pay just a little to get a job of your life.
Adwoa Agyeman 9 years ago

What do u expect? Military and police have done it. They too must find ways and means to make something from the poor unemployed. Hmmnn parents are dying ooo

What do u expect? Military and police have done it. They too must find ways and means to make something from the poor unemployed. Hmmnn parents are dying ooo
TRUTH 9 years ago

Are they not going to teach SHE students? We like showing our ignorance in public. What they did is called APTITUDE TEST.It is not an examination! !!!

Are they not going to teach SHE students? We like showing our ignorance in public. What they did is called APTITUDE TEST.It is not an examination! !!!
Koffi parker 9 years ago

A well known Polytechnic in Nigeria sold 6,000 application forms at the cost of $5.00 ea meant for 1300 applicants

A well known Polytechnic in Nigeria sold 6,000 application forms at the cost of $5.00 ea meant for 1300 applicants
Gentlemoro 9 years ago

This is the gospel truth. This system is not only a means of overburden unemployed graduates but a means informing Ghanaians that the government do not care. If somebody is not working where can he get this sum of money to pa ...
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This is the gospel truth. This system is not only a means of overburden unemployed graduates but a means informing Ghanaians that the government do not care. If somebody is not working where can he get this sum of money to pay for the examination fees? It is a means of further humiliating unemployed graduates and causing sorrows to their dear heart. It means go beg, borrow, patronize your parents to pay us; for us we do not care. What is very disheartening is that, paying the fee does not grant one the position. If this system is to continue, corrupt official in GES or other sectors will use same to exploit unemployed graduates and very soon the private institutions will follow this practice. This is call double “Wahala”
Please GES, Minister of Education and Mr. President this is too much for your people. It is not easy at all. You can do better. If this is the right thing to do then please, the government must absorb the cost; this is the least social intervention the government can adopt to help these helpless unemployed graduates
YAA-YAA 9 years ago

Blame ndc government for all this nonsense....... They are very cursed..... Spend our monies on BUSREBRANDING etc and create unemployment..... Hahahaaaa ide biiiiiiii Keke thieves in government...

Blame ndc government for all this nonsense....... They are very cursed..... Spend our monies on BUSREBRANDING etc and create unemployment..... Hahahaaaa ide biiiiiiii Keke thieves in government...
Coco 9 years ago

Stupid man. Give them orientation how to teach. The government is trying to cut unemployment. Idiot. Travel. And see. Remov. Yu self. From office.

Stupid man. Give them orientation how to teach. The government is trying to cut unemployment. Idiot. Travel. And see. Remov. Yu self. From office.
Coco 9 years ago

They could have done it free and if yu pass they take it from yu pay. Gradually. Agency in usa. Do that. Travel and see

They could have done it free and if yu pass they take it from yu pay. Gradually. Agency in usa. Do that. Travel and see
ATINGA 9 years ago

still people will vote for NDC
NDC is killing Ghanaians

still people will vote for NDC
NDC is killing Ghanaians

Clearance seedorf 9 years ago

Dr. Armah, u are really right. GES can't use WASSCE test to determine the effectiveness of these graduates. This shows that they don't trust the institutions which award these graduates certificate.

Dr. Armah, u are really right. GES can't use WASSCE test to determine the effectiveness of these graduates. This shows that they don't trust the institutions which award these graduates certificate.
Adjei 9 years ago

Aptitude test is the best system world wide to test people for merit selection.
WAEC does test for various groups of people. Check their website.
My only concern which should concern Armah is whether the invite was widespre ...
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Aptitude test is the best system world wide to test people for merit selection.
WAEC does test for various groups of people. Check their website.
My only concern which should concern Armah is whether the invite was widespread. Or only a select group. Of people from ACCRA got wind of it .
Obuamah 9 years ago

I really wonder how University graduates will in this modern world think government has so much vacancies lying there for graduates every year they come out of school. Where in the world do you have this? With over 70,000 st ...
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I really wonder how University graduates will in this modern world think government has so much vacancies lying there for graduates every year they come out of school. Where in the world do you have this? With over 70,000 students coming out of the tertiary institutions every year, how do you sit idly at home and expect government to provide you with employment. Yes a few will get employed by government, others by the private sector while majority will have to be innovative. That is the reality of our time. It happens everywhere, and Ghana is no exception. Only fools will listen to the deception of desperate politicians and blame Mahama. He has done his bit with the several infrastructural developments in health, education communication, agriculture and several other sectors which have engendered employment for some, and will continue to do so as more are completed. But the reality is that the numbers that come out of school will always far outstrip available Jobs in the public and private sectors. The earlier we accept the reality, the better it will be for our future as students instead of listening to, and believing in fanthom promises.
Ras 9 years ago

Only fools will listing to deception of desperate mahama de john nd blame politicians. Remember, mahama is also politician nd did same til he won. He made so many promises to Canadians. So whom do u expect to be blamed?

Only fools will listing to deception of desperate mahama de john nd blame politicians. Remember, mahama is also politician nd did same til he won. He made so many promises to Canadians. So whom do u expect to be blamed?
E K 9 years ago

The old don't want to retire.... Bring your views

The old don't want to retire.... Bring your views
Simpleman,Asesewa 9 years ago

l totally agreed with Dr Armah.Experience goesl with lesson presentation

l totally agreed with Dr Armah.Experience goesl with lesson presentation
Yakin 9 years ago

They should have made them to teach for them to observe to opick the good teachers. Knowing the content is different from making somebody to understand it. Anyway, this is Ghana. baya baya Coutry of mine.

They should have made them to teach for them to observe to opick the good teachers. Knowing the content is different from making somebody to understand it. Anyway, this is Ghana. baya baya Coutry of mine.
omanba 9 years ago

Ghanaians live in a dreamland.They think the government should employ all graduates from both private and state universities.Graduates apply to be teachers in the UK.

Ghanaians live in a dreamland.They think the government should employ all graduates from both private and state universities.Graduates apply to be teachers in the UK.
theresah 9 years ago

useless government After going to university doing psychology and other series of training from high school what will this small exams do.useless people

useless government After going to university doing psychology and other series of training from high school what will this small exams do.useless people
Paul 9 years ago

NDC government got its priorities wrong when they won power in 2012. How can a government concentrate on infrastructural development only and neglect the expansion of the macro sector of the economy? How many people are emplo ...
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NDC government got its priorities wrong when they won power in 2012. How can a government concentrate on infrastructural development only and neglect the expansion of the macro sector of the economy? How many people are employed in the new infrastructure the government is boasting of? If expanding the macro economy had been top priority, the youth including the graduates would be employed in industries, education sector, agric etc etc They will then be able to pay tax as they will be earning income. Export too will increase saving more foreign revenue for that infrastructural development, and also reducing excessive government borowing and debt accumulation.

Chief 9 years ago

I subscribe to examining applicants but making them pay money is total corruption which must be condemned by every Ghanaian.

I subscribe to examining applicants but making them pay money is total corruption which must be condemned by every Ghanaian.
Afia Sika,Gomoa Nkran 9 years ago

If The Education Minister Sits Aloof For GES To Do This To Would-be Teachers, Then It's Very Unfortunate. Since When Did It Become Necessary For Teacher Applicants To Write Placement Test. We Voted Massively For Prof.Mills In ...
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If The Education Minister Sits Aloof For GES To Do This To Would-be Teachers, Then It's Very Unfortunate. Since When Did It Become Necessary For Teacher Applicants To Write Placement Test. We Voted Massively For Prof.Mills In 2008 To Bring NDC To Power.We Considered That Professor Was One Of Us And So Things Will Improve For Us And Our Families When He Comes To Power.Now We Are Overburdened With The Loans We Used In Educating Our Children. We Are Using Our Meagre Salaries To Service Loans, Feed And Clothe Our Children.
TRUE PATRIOT 9 years ago

This is how deteriorated our beloved country has become. Things are dat bad in Ghana now and yet u get some good for nothing idiots defending and chanting dat Ghanaians are living in heaven. What happened to all de oil procee ...
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This is how deteriorated our beloved country has become. Things are dat bad in Ghana now and yet u get some good for nothing idiots defending and chanting dat Ghanaians are living in heaven. What happened to all de oil proceeds, de huge loans we contracted not to talk abt de killer taxes. Is dat wat we are seeing as a nation?. What is de state of de National Health Insurance now, de Free Maternal Care policy, de Cocoa Mass Spraying, de National Youth Employment, de School Feeding Program. I could go on and on. Grow up my fellow Ghanaians, grow up above pettines, grow up above tribal politics. Open ur eyes to see de hopelessness of our youth today, check de numba of businesses which are folding up bcos of high utility bill and killer taxes. Grow up my pple and see how wicked dis gov't has been to Ghanaians. Grow up Ghanaians bcos we deserve so much beta
Senior citizen BS ,Germany 9 years ago

The inconsistencies peddling in the affairs of this country must be put to a stop since these will not help us as a country.It seems NDC Government is making things difficult for all Ghanaians to live as citizens of our natio ...
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The inconsistencies peddling in the affairs of this country must be put to a stop since these will not help us as a country.It seems NDC Government is making things difficult for all Ghanaians to live as citizens of our nation.Few people are enjoying while the junk of the poulation is suffering at the hands of those who have scaled to the top.President Mahama should find a way to stop this kind of Animals farm to avoid the unpredictable which is comming soon.
Bansah Yaw Solomon 9 years ago

Bansah Yaw Solomon, In fact I cannot understand why one has completed university and something that has learned for so long(three years) just to take one week to revise it write exam on it how possible will it be? If GES knew ...
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Bansah Yaw Solomon, In fact I cannot understand why one has completed university and something that has learned for so long(three years) just to take one week to revise it write exam on it how possible will it be? If GES knew that they pick the right people then what is your interest of testing their ability? May i also know whether the newly trainee teachers are writing exam before they are posted to their place of work? thank you.
Money Man 9 years ago

Sometimes I find it difficult to believe some of the comments people pass over here.
People who do not have facts should not pass unnecessary comments.
When did start that people should pay for an interview or an aptitude ...
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Sometimes I find it difficult to believe some of the comments people pass over here.
People who do not have facts should not pass unnecessary comments.
When did start that people should pay for an interview or an aptitude test to get employed into GES?
Only shameless and corrupt people will defend this. NDC will not be in government forever. One day they will go.
Let's condemn what is wrong and evil in our society. God is watching us.

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