The national youth employment training in Bolgatanga in the Upper East region of Ghana

Abstract

The study was concerned with the National Youth Employment Training Programme in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. Questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data from 150 respondents from primary and JHS in Bolgatanga Municipality. The stratified and simple random techniques were employed in conducting the study. The study discovered that the salary given to the pupil teachers is low. Diverse training programmes are organized by Ghana Education Service to equip the pupil teachers with the requisite skills for teaching. Training content includes many topics but emphasis is put on lesson notes preparation, methods of teaching and the use of teaching learning aids. The training given the pupil teachers is adequate and effective. However, the time frame for training is not enough to cover many relevant areas. The study recommends, among others, that the Minister of Education should establish a link between the National Youth Employment Programme and Ghana Education Service so that there can be a regular supply of teachers to fill rural schools. The education sector should also focus on the National Youth Employment Programme as a new source of labour apart from the formal ones. Further, training programmes organized by Ghana Education Service in equipping the pupils teachers for effective teaching should include lesson notes preparation, time management, motivation and identification of problem children. Also training duration should be made long for many areas to be covered.