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GTEC and technical university leaders agree steps to end TUTAG strike
By SchoolRegistry Ghana Newsroom ·
3News reported that GTEC, the Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities of Ghana and TUTAG met on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, to resolve issues behind a strike by the teachers association. A joint communique said staff on post-retirement contracts have gone unpaid for two years, and GTEC will arrange a meeting with the Minister for Finance and VCTU-G to address this by November 14, 2026. GTEC also granted a concession exempting Assistant Lecturers and Assistant Research Fellows who met promotion criteria before a July 31, 2025 directive from a new PhD requirement. TUTAG is expected to consult its members and immediately suspend the industrial action.
Key facts
- GTEC, VCTU-G and TUTAG held talks on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at the instance of GTEC.
- Staff on post-retirement contracts at technical universities have not been paid for two years.
- GTEC will facilitate a meeting with the Minister for Finance and VCTU-G to address the unpaid staff issue by November 14, 2026.
- A GTEC letter dated July 31, 2025, introduced a PhD requirement for progression from Assistant Lecturer to Lecturer.
- GTEC granted a concession exempting affected staff who met promotion criteria before the July 31, 2025 directive from the PhD requirement.
- The parties agreed that the National President of the University Librarians Association should submit a technical paper on classifying academic librarians.
What this means for parents and students
Staff hired by technical universities after retirement have not been paid for two years, and a meeting with the Minister for Finance is to be arranged by November 14, 2026. Lecturers and research fellows who met promotion rules before July 31, 2025 will not need a PhD to move up to Lecturer. TUTAG is to ask its members and suspend the strike while talks continue.
Source: 3News, 2026. Read the original.
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