TTAG directs unpaid teacher trainees to submit details over allowance delays

The Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG) has directed students who have not received any allowance in the first and second disbursements to submit their details to their respective local executives by Tuesday, November 10.

The directive follows complaints about discrepancies in the recent allowance payments, with some trainees receiving two months' allowances, others three months and some four months.

In a press release dated November 9, TTAG said it had engaged the Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), which confirmed that the disbursement process had been completed.

According to the association, the SLTF explained that trainees who received fewer months of allowances than expected still had outstanding balances pending payment and urged affected students to remain calm.

However, trainees who received no payment in both the first and second disbursements are required to report to their local TTAG Students' Representative Council (SRC) executives for their details to be captured.

They must provide their full names, Ghana Card numbers and index numbers to enable the local executives to compile college-based lists for submission to the National Secretariat.

TTAG has cautioned local executives to ensure that the lists are accurate, contain no duplicate entries and include only trainees who have received no payment at all.

It stressed that trainees who received partial payments should not be included, as the SLTF is already handling their outstanding balances.

The association said its National Secretariat would continue engaging the SLTF and provide further updates as they become available.

It reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the welfare of teacher trainees across the 49 public Colleges of Education.