Top 2022 NTC Reforms That Every Newly Trained Teacher Must Know
Here are the latest National Teaching Council reforms on the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination that all newly trained teachers must know.
What is the Function of the NTC?
The National Teaching Council is the institution mandated by the Constitution of Ghana to regulate the teaching profession, and registration of teachers, and recommend the professional and ethical standards required of teachers in Ghana.
The NTC has the overall responsibility to license teachers by law.
The major aim of the NTC is to ensure that competent and dedicated teachers are issued with licenses to positively impact Ghanaian children.
Every candidate who emerged victorious in the licensure examination is issued with a professional teacher’s license which testifies to the entire world that the holder has met all the standards for the profession.
The National Teaching Council since its full operation in the year 2018 has aimed to identify suitable candidates who are qualified and worthy of the professional certificate.
The NTC exam is conducted twice a year and each examination consists of three papers namely; Numeracy, Literacy, and Essential Skills.
What are the Top 2022 NTC Reforms?
The management of the National Teaching Council in January 2022 has announced that the council will roll out major reforms to improve the outcome of the Licensure Examination and deal with the current challenges and future challenges expected under the new reform.\
The three papers, Numeracy, Literacy, and Essential Skills which were normally written as separate examination papers will be put together in one paper termed General Paper.
However, two other papers will be added. These are the Related Pedagogy and Teaching Subject-Based papers.
Pedagogy is the study of tr activities of teaching. Pedagogy also examines the styles, feedback, assessments, and different methods that are employed in teaching.
The teaching Subject Based paper aims to test the level of proficiency of teachers in their areas of specialization. Each subject or each specialization has its proficiency and this particular paper is to ensure that the teacher has proficiency in this particular specialization.
According to the National Teaching Council, these major reforms are expected to be rolled out fully in March 2023. What this means is that the first edition of the Ghana Teacher Licensure examination in 2023 will start with the reforms outlined by the NTC.
Moreover, the Ghana Teacher Licensure examination for 2023 is going to be computer-based, it’s examination will be written online.
The new reforms aim to give teachers flexibility. For instance, If you feel you can teach a particular subject, all you need to do is to sit and write, and, then National Teaching Council will issue you with a license certifying that you are qualified to teach that particular subject.
