The Ghana Education Service (GES) has provided updates on the much-anticipated 2025 recruitment exercise, salary-related concerns, and urgent warnings on fraudulent schemes affecting the sector.
These developments come in response to growing public interest and recent unrest among newly trained teachers and job seekers.
It is worth recalling that the Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, confirmed on the floor of Parliament that the government plans to recruit 50,000 teachers and 10,000 non-teaching staff in the 2025 calendar year.
He emphasised that adequate budgetary provisions have already been made in the 2025 national budget to support this significant recruitment exercise.
However, he clarified that the recruitment process has not yet commenced, and the public should await formal announcements through official GES communication platforms.
Reinforcing this clarification, the GES has cautioned the public against a wave of fraudulent recruitment advertisements and fake appointment letters circulating across social media.
In a recent press statement signed by Mr. Daniel Fenyii, Head of Public Relations, the Service described these scams as deliberate schemes to exploit vulnerable individuals desperate for employment.
“It is indeed true that the Honourable Minister announced plans to recruit 50,000 teachers and 10,000 non-teaching staff,” the GES acknowledged. “However, the official recruitment process is yet to begin and will be publicly announced through established GES communication channels.”
The statement warned that all GES recruitment processes are entirely free of charge, and no individual, agent, or third party has been authorised to demand or collect money on behalf of the Service for job placements, application processing, or appointment letters.
The GES urged the public, especially job seekers, to disregard any unofficial messages or advertisements and to instead consult credible sources, including the GES website, national newspapers, and verified media outlets.
“These are fraudulent schemes designed to exploit vulnerable members of the public,” the release emphasised.
The Service called on the public to report any individuals or groups perpetrating such frauds to the nearest police station for immediate investigation and prosecution.
“GES remains firmly committed to transparency and integrity in all its operations,” the statement concluded. “We urge the public, especially job seekers, to rely solely on official updates directly from the Ghana Education Service.”
In a related update, the Director-General of GES, Prof. Frank Kofi Davis, has disclosed that the recruitment budget has already been submitted and defended before both the Ministry of Finance and the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education.
The process now awaits final financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance before official recruitment begins.
The GES has also responded to recent protests by newly trained teachers from the 2022 batch over delays in staff ID issuance and unpaid salaries.
Management attributed the delay to a nationwide validation exercise aimed at rectifying discrepancies identified in audit reports.
According to GES, a technical committee has been established—with representation from the affected teachers—to resolve concerns and improve communication between GES and applicants.
GES assured the public that once all procedural and financial requirements are finalised, recruitment announcements will be made through authorised channels.
Prospective applicants are, therefore, urged to remain vigilant, patient, and informed as the Service prepares to ‘launch’ one of the largest education sector recruitment exercises in recent years.
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