Evaluation of the training policies for the teaching staff of public senior high schools in the obuasi municipality.

Abstract

The study evaluated the training policies and programmes of the Ghana Education Service (GES) for teachers of senior high schools. It was conducted at the Christ the King Catholic Senior High School and the Obuasi Technical Senior High School in the Obuasi Municipality. The study was a census which covered 55 teachers. Interview schedule and questionnaires were used to gather information. The data collected was analysed with the Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) (Version 16.0) software. The findings were presented in frequency tables and percentages. The main findings of the study included the respondents attributing their lack of knowledge of the training policies to lack of accessibility of the training programmes, inadequate information and information reaching respondents later than usual. The great majority of the respondents wished to benefit regularly from the training policies which they suggested could take the form of in-service training, workshops, seminars and further studies. Also, the types of training programmes respondents had benefited from were study leave with pay, occasional short courses and workshops, distance education and sandwich programmes. The study recommended that the GES should make the training programmes readily accessible to all teachers. Again, there should be easy release of teachers to attend training programmes. Finally, training programmes should be organized at least once every term to help teachers be abreast with the current trends in teaching and learning.