National Teaching Council of Ghana

Building confidence, raising teaching standards

Mandated by Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (ACT 1023)

Regulate the teaching profession

Regulate Initial Teacher Education

Provide framework for teacher education curriculum

Accredit Teacher Education Institutions

Accredit institutions offering teacher eductaion and development programmes

Recognise and Motivate Outstanding Teachers

Organise Ghana Teacher Prize (GTP)

License Teachers

Conduct Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE)

Develop Code of Ethics and Professional Practice

Enforce code of ethics and professional practice

Establish Standards for Teacher Education

Develop National Teachers’ Standards (NTS) for Ghana

Our Topmost Priority

Teachers professionalism

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Accredited training programmes and teacher license registration

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(+233) 032 219 4595

OUR ENABLING ACT

EDUCATION REGULATORY BODIES ACT 2020; ACT 1023

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Announcement of the 12th Teaching and Learning Conference & 14th Roundtable

AFTRA is the intergovernmental organisation for the regulation of teaching in Africa, comprising Ministries of Education, National Teaching Councils, Teacher Unions,……

NTC AND GES COLLABORATE TO REGULARISE UNTRAINED IN-SERVICE TEACHERS’ (TEACHERS EMPLOYED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 2018) PROFESSIONAL STATUS

The National Teaching Council (NTC) and the Ghana Education Service bring to the attention of all non-professional teachers in basic and second-cycle institutions…..

NTC REGISTRAR VISITS KUMASI AHEAD OF 2024 GHANA TEACHER PRIZE

Registrar of the National Teaching Council (NTC), Dr. Christian Addai-Poku on Thursday, May 30, 2024, led a team of officials from the National Teaching Council on a working visit to..

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OBJECT OF THE COUNCIL

The object of the National Teaching Council is to regulate the teaching profession in Ghana.

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What we do

WhAT WE DO

To regulate the teaching profession in Ghana.

Teacher Prize

Establish award and recognition schemes for  teachers who have demonstrated outstanding professional attributes

Teacher Licensing

Establish license policy that is aligned with continental and international teacher mobility frameworks

 

Online Learning

Access free online courses to upgrade and develop yourself professionally as a teacher

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Teachers are the agents of change in the Ghanaian society and we are happy you are making this change a reality.

Kwame Adu Teacher

An excellent and thought-provoking session with practical teaching ideas and material

A teacher 2020

“I enjoyed having access to such high-profile presenters who provided really excellent stimulus for discussion.”

CPD attendee 2021

After attending all these events organised by NTC, I feel well connected and happy.

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The Good Teacher Explains

The Superior Teacher Demonstrates

The Great Teacher Inspires

My Teacher My Future

TEACHING KIDS TO COUNT IS FINE, BUT TEACHING THEM WHAT COUNTS IS BEST.

– BOB TALBERT

TELL ME AND I FORGET. TEACH ME AND I REMEMBER. INVOLVE ME AND I LEARN.

– BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

TEACHERS HAVE THREE LOVES: LOVE OF LEARNING, LOVE OF LEARNERS, AND THE LOVE OF BRINGING THE FIRST TWO LOVES TOGETHER.

– SCOTT HAYDEN

TEACHERS HAVE THREE LOVES: LOVE OF LEARNING, LOVE OF LEARNERS, AND THE LOVE OF BRINGING THE FIRST TWO LOVES TOGETHER.

– SCOTT HAYDEN

EDUCATION IS OUR PASSPORT TO THE FUTURE, FOR TOMORROW BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE WHO PREPARE FOR IT TODAY.

– MALCOLM X

THE ART OF TEACHING IS THE ART OF ASSISTING DISCOVERY.

– MARK VAN DOREN

A TEACHER AFFECTS ETERNITY; HE CAN NEVER TELL WHERE HIS INFLUENCE STOPS.

– HENRY B. ADAMS

EDUCATION IS NOT THE FILLING OF A PAIL, BUT THE LIGHTING OF A FIRE.

– WILLIAM BUTLER YATES

THEY MAY FORGET WHAT YOU SAID BUT THEY WILL NOT FORGET HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.

– CARL BUECHNER

I LIKE A TEACHER WHO GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO TAKE HOME TO THINK ABOUT BESIDES HOMEWORK.

– LILY TOMLIN

TECHNOLOGY IS JUST A TOOL. IN TERMS OF GETTING THE KIDS TO WORK TOGETHER AND MOTIVATING THEM, THE TEACHER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT.

– BILL GATES

IT’S THE TEACHER THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE, NOT THE CLASSROOM.

– MICHAEL MORPURGO

EVERYONE WHO REMEMBERS HIS OWN EDUCATION REMEMBERS TEACHERS, NOT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES. THE TEACHER IS THE HEART OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.

– SIDNEY HOOK

BETTER THAN A THOUSAND DAYS OF DILIGENT STUDY IS ONE DAY WITH A GREAT TEACHER.

– JAPANESE PROVERB