Non-teaching staff in GES breaks from TEWU to form a new group

Some Ghana Education Service (GES) employees specifically the non-teaching staff have dissociated from the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) to form a new group called the Association of Non-Teaching Staff.

With over 3,000 members, the leadership of the Association of Non-Teaching Staff has called on the Ghana Education Service and government to recognise the group to effectively represent and address the unique needs of its members.

The General Secretary of the new Association, Daniel Mensah speaking to journalists said “We have seen that TEWU is primarily focused on the tertiary level, and we needed to define our stand within the education sector

By establishing this association, we aim to ensure that the voices and concerns of non-teaching staff are heard and understood by the government and relevant authorities. The Association of Non-Teaching Staff under the GES has come to stay.”

The Non-Teaching Association intends to actively engage with the Ghana Education Service (GES) and governmental bodies to address issues related to their employment conditions, career progression, and overall well-being.

The decision to form this new association arose from a perceived gap in representation at the tertiary level, prompting a desire to establish an independent platform solely dedicated to the welfare and advocacy of non-teaching staff.

In a related development, the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union has called on the Ministry of Finance to issue financial clearance for the recruitment of non-teaching staff in educational institutions to accommodate the high number of students.

“Comrades, another issue we want to draw attention to, on this May Day, is the shortages of non-teaching staff, and the urgent need to recruit more staff. With the government’s flagship FREE Senior High School programme, enrolment has gone up putting pressure on the non-teaching personnel.

The shortage of staff is making our members overwork themselves, which comes with the attendant health challenges. We call on the Ministry of Finance to as a matter of urgency, issue financial clearance for the recruitment of more non-teaching staff to fill the ever-increasing vacancies in the various educational institutions,” it said in a statement.