The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission has directed that all prospective applicants seeking employment within agencies under the Ministry of Education must have their tertiary qualifications evaluated and verified as part of the recruitment process.
The directive, contained in a letter dated April 9 and signed by the Deputy Director-General, Augustine Ocloo, follows recent clearance by the Ministry of Finance for education sector agencies to recruit teachers and auxiliary staff.
According to the Commission, the measure is aimed at addressing the growing problem of fraudulent academic credentials in the country.
“The Commission requests that all prospective applicants to agencies under the Ministry of Education submit their academic credentials, particularly tertiary-level qualifications… to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission for evaluation and verification as part of the recruitment process,” the statement said.
The directive is expected to apply across several key institutions, including the National Teaching Council, National Service Secretariat, Students Loan Trust Fund, West African Examinations Council, the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat and the Complementary Education Agency.
GTEC, established under the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023), is mandated to accredit tertiary institutions and programmes and to verify the authenticity of academic qualifications.
The Commission urged agencies to treat the directive with urgency, signalling a tightening of recruitment standards within the education sector.
Officials say the move is expected to strengthen transparency and credibility in public sector hiring, particularly in education, where concerns about forged certificates have persisted.
The new requirement is also expected to ensure that only qualified and duly certified individuals are recruited into critical roles within the sector.
