GES to Reopen Recruitment Portal on November 15 to Intake 8,000 More Teachers
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is set to reopen its application portal on November 15, 2026, to absorb an additional 8,000 professional teachers from the 2023 graduating class of the Colleges of Education.
The Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, disclosed this during the 68th Speech and Prize-Giving Day at Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary (POJOSS) in Koforidua, Eastern Region.
Addressing attendees, the Minister explained that the upcoming intake forms part of the government’s commitment to integrating certified teachers into the public school system. He noted that a segment of the 2023 cohort could not be absorbed in the previous exercise due to quota constraints. The November window directly addresses these outstanding clearance issues for eligible diplomates and degree-holding teachers from that year.
Meanwhile, the current recruitment drive targeting 7,000 teaching positions is nearing completion. Shortlisted applicants are undergoing bio-data verification, credential auditing, and biometric onboarding before receiving their official postings.
According to Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, successful candidates from the active recruitment drive are scheduled to report to their assigned stations on or before August 30, 2026. He underscored that selection remains strictly merit-based, governed by established civil service protocols to maintain equity and transparency.
The Minister clarified that the November clearance exercise will strictly prioritize leftover candidates from the 2023 College of Education output, alleviating the backlog of unposted professional teachers. Subsequent recruitment cycles will consider the 2024 graduating class of teachers, subject to budgetary approval and vacancy allocations from the Ministry of Finance.
Reiterating the administration's policy trajectory, the Education Minister highlighted that sustained human resource capitalization in basic and secondary education is vital for driving learning outcomes, lowering pupil-teacher ratios (PTR), and stabilizing staffing deficits nationwide.
The upcoming portal reopening brings renewed optimism to thousands of trained, licenced teachers awaiting formal engagement within the public education framework.