Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination, GTLE was introduced by the National Teaching Council, NTC to enable qualified teachers to acquire a professional licence and prepare teachers to meet the demands of the National Teachers’ Standards of possessing the minimum knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes necessary to deliver effectively in schools.
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Registration for Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination, GTLE, 2024
The National Teaching Council, NTC is mandated by the Education Regulatory Bodies Act 2020 (ACT 1023) to regulate the teaching profession in Ghana. As part of the Council’s regulatory functions, it is mandated to conduct examinations for licensing of people who desire to teach.
The purpose of the Licensing Examination is to enable qualified teachers to acquire a professional licence and prepare teachers to meet the demands of the National Teachers’ Standards of possessing the minimum knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes necessary to deliver effectively in schools.
Five years after the introduction of GTLE, the Council is embarking on reform to introduce the Subject-Based Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (SBGTLE). This is a response to the need to test both the content and professional knowledge of the prospective teachers.
The National Teaching Council, NTC has now reformed the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE). Due to the GTLE reforms, which have now been implemented, the Council has given three chances to candidates who have referrals in the traditional GTLE (Essential Professional Skills, Literacy, and Numeracy) to redeem themselves.
Form of NTC Examination
All candidates shall write three papers which comprise;
- General Professional Knowledge Paper. This paper comprises numeracy, literacy, and essential professional skills contents.
- Grade-level Specialism Pedagogy paper. The pedagogies are differentiated by levels of specialization. That is Early Grade or Early Childhood, Primary and JHS, SHS/SHTS, and Technical Vocational Schools.
Multiple Subjects Content or Single Subject Content Knowledge (subject specialism)
- Multiple Subjects Content: prospective teachers who are trained for Early Grade/Early Childhood or Primary levels will write Multiple Subjects Content Papers for their respective levels since they will teach all subjects in their respective classes.
- Single Subject Specialism: prospective teachers who are trained for junior high, senior high, or TVET will write one paper in their areas of specialization.
Eligibility for the NTC Licensure Examination
- A candidate is eligible to write SBGTLE only when he/she has a Bachelor of Education Degree or a Postgraduate Diploma in Education.
- Candidates with foreign degrees shall provide a certificate evaluation report from the Ghana Tertiary Commission (GTEC) to prove their eligibility.
SBGTLE Subject Area and Content
Prospective candidates may access and download the NTC SBGTLE content PDF for detailed content areas and tables of specification.
In Summary
- There will be no extension in the time for registration beyond the deadline.
- The dress code should be formal or professional.
- No baby at the examination hall.
- A candidate shall select and write the SBGTLE in their major subject. In the case of Early Grade/Early Childhood or Primary, a candidate shall select and write multiple subject content.
- All candidates shall select and write a paper in pedagogy related to their area of specialization (pedagogy in early grade/early childhood, pedagogy in primary and JHS, and pedagogy in SHS/TVET).
- An announcement for registration of re-sit candidates for the traditional GTLE shall be made very soon.
- Content Areas and Tables of Specification
