Trained Unemployed Teachers Hit the Streets Over Recruitment Freeze Concerns

Trained unemployed teachers from the 2023 batch on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, hit the streets in protest over government’s failure to recruit them, expressing frustration over what they describe as an uncertain future created by recent policy statements from the Ministry of Finance.

In videos circulating on JoyNews’ Facebook page, the teachers are seen marching and chanting for their immediate posting, insisting that they have waited long enough after completing their mandatory training.

One protester, visibly distressed, called on the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, to take drastic action by closing all Colleges of Education until there is a clear national demand for teachers. According to the protester, training thousands of teachers with no recruitment plan amounts to “a waste of time and national resources.”

The demonstration follows public reactions to statements made by the Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, during a recent policy discussion. In his remarks, widely reported across major media platforms, Dr. Forson warned that Ghana cannot continue mass recruitment into the public sector, stressing the urgent need for the private sector to lead job creation. His comment has heightened anxieties among trained teachers who fear that posting opportunities will become even more limited in the coming year.

Although the Minister indicated that essential sectors would continue to receive attention “as needed,” the protesting teachers argue that these assurances may not translate into concrete action, which might leave them jobless for a very long time.

The group has vowed to continue their demonstrations until government provides a clear roadmap for their employment and addresses what they describe as the long-standing gap between teacher training outputs and actual recruitment.