The over 9,000 teachers who did not meet the required threshold in the 2023 Teacher Licensure Exams have been given an opportunity to retake the exams in March of the same year.

Out of the 20,181 teachers who took the 2023 Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE) 2&3, a notable proportion of 9,556, which is over 30%, did not meet the required pass mark.

Registrar of the National Teaching Council, Dr. Christian Addea Poku, emphasized the Council's dedication to ensuring that only qualified teachers are placed in classrooms.

“People have been talking about the fact that we failed people because there is no vacancy for the Ministry of Education or the Ghana Education Service to employ them, but for us at the National Teaching Council, we don’t regulate and license only public school teachers. So, we expect that when people go through the system and they get licensed, some of them may get absorbed by the Ministry of Education or the Ghana Education Service," he said.

The decision to provide a second chance for these teachers reflects the commitment to maintaining high standards in the education sector.