Public universities given clearance to recruit 6,000 staff

Public universities across the country have been given financial clearance to recruit 6,000 teaching and non-teaching staff.

This was announced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo at a meeting with Vice-Chancellors at the Jubilee House.

The 6,000 teaching and non-teaching staff are expected to meet the academic demands of the Universities due to the large numbers of students, following the introduction of the free SHS policy.

Nana Akufo Addo said issues of infrastructure will also be dealt with.

“The Minister of Finance, very resourceful man has given financial clearance for you to recruit over 6000 staff across the board to address this capacity constraint that we all know about.

“The comment that has been made about the Vice-Chancellor about the need for us to look at what we can do to enhance infrastructure. Part of that has led to the approval that I and the government have given for a learning management system for tertiary institutions to facilitate e-learning.”