Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) for Non-Professional Pre-Tertiary Teachers
Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) for Non-Professional Pre-Tertiary Teachers.
The National Teaching Council (NTC), in partnership with four accredited universities in Ghana, invites applications from non-professional teachers currently teaching in public and private pre-tertiary institutions to enroll in the Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) programme.
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
- Equip non-professional teachers with the professional knowledge, skills, and values required for effective teaching.
- Provide a recognised professional qualification for teacher licensure.
- Enhance the quality of teaching and learning in Ghana’s pre-tertiary education system.
The programme is being offered in collaboration with the following Universities
- University of Education, Winneba (UEW)
- University of Cape Coast (UCC)
- Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED)
- University for Development Studies (UDS)
The deadline for registration for the programme is 30 November 2025.
REGISTRATION LINK:
https://forms.gle/A5emi8Xd2zm5N7GY7
OFFICIAL NOTICE FROM GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE ABOUT THE PGDE
The National Teaching Council (NTC) is mandated by the Education Regulatory Bodies Act 2020 (Act 1023) to regulate the teaching profession. As part of the regulation, the NTC began issuing licenses to all professional teachers in 2021.
The license issued has expired, and the NTC has begun issuing subject-based licenses to all teachers nationwide. This exercise is ongoing without any form of licensing for non-professional teachers.
Section 67(1) of the Act states that:
“A person shall not practice as a teacher unless the person is registered as a teacher in accordance with this Act”.
Therefore, all teachers are required to be registered and licensed by the NTC to practice.
Per the letter, the NTC wishes to support all non-professional teachers to be upgraded to professional status to enable them to register and issue them with the appropriate license.
The NTC has therefore collaborated with four Universities, namely, UCC, UEW, AAMUSTED, and UDS, to run a fast-track Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) for all non-professional teachers in public and private schools at a subsidized fee of Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH5000.00) for the entire programme.
The programme will begin on the next school vacation and is likely to be run between sixteen (16) and twenty (20) weeks.
Transforming Teacher Education and Learning (T-TEL) has agreed to provide some financial support for applicants who are below the age of 35.
The deadline for registration for the programme is 30 November 2025.
Further details about the programme will be communicated in due course.
Register now through the link below before the deadline.
https://forms.gle/A5emi8Xd2zm5N7GY7
