CoE admission was cut over teacher trainee allowance – EduWatch
Following Colleges of Education admission quota announced by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, Education think tank – Africa Education Watch has said the move is because there is no cash to sustain teacher trainees allowance.
The Director of EduWatch, Kofi Asare in a social media post sighted by AcademicWeek.com said the government introduced the 30% admission cut in other to sustain the College trainees’ allowance he said is a wasteful policy.
“Government cuts College of Education (CoE) admissions by 30% (6,000) because there is no cash to sustain the wasteful teacher trainee allowance policy. Welcome back to 2009-2013,” the Africa Education Watch Director stated.
Meanwhile, the Tertiary Education Commission has said the action permissible admission figures represent the total number of level 100 students to be admitted at various public Colleges of Education for the 2022/2023 academic year.
“Please be informed that the allocation cannot be varied and must strictly be adhered to. For the avoidance of doubt, payment of feeding grants and trainees allowance will be guided by these numbers,” GTEC said in a press release.
Public Colleges of Education 2022/2023 admission quota
1) Abetifi Presbyterian College of Education – 300
2) Accra College of Education – 295
3) ADA College of Education – 250
4) Agogo Presbyterian Women’s College of Education – 291
5) Akatsi College of Education – 288
6) Akrokerri College of Education – 320
7) Al-Faruq College of Education – 180
8) Atebubu College of Education – 300
9) Bagabaga College of Education – 320
10) Berekum College of Education – 320
11) Bia Lamplighter College of Education – 200
12) Dambai College of Education – 230
13) Ep. College of Education, Amedzofe – 196
14) Ep. College of Education, Bimbilla – 290
15) Enchi College of Education – 280
16) Foso College of Education – 290
17) Gambaga College of Education – 255
18) Gbewaa College of Education – 280
19) Holy Child College of Education – 275
20) Jasikan College of Education – 285
21) Kibi Presby College of Education – 295
22) Komenda College of Education – 290
23) Mampong Technical College of Education – 289
24) McCoy College of Education – 160
25) Methodist College of Education – 195
26) Mount Mary College of Education – 260
27) N.J. Ahmadiyya College of Education – 272
28) Offinso College of Education – 275
29) Our Lady of Apostle’s College of Education – 300
30) Peki College of Education – 243
31) Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong – 320
32) Presby Women’s College of Education, Aburi – 216
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