Recruitment of 15,200 Nurses & Midwives Begin Monday, Aug. 5

The Ministry of Health, has announced that it would begin recruitment of a total of 15, 200 nurses and midwives next week.

The exercise, which comes as a great relief for the graduate nurses and midwives, will commence this Monday, August 5, with a deadline for the submission of application schedule for Friday, August 23, 2024.

This, follows a financial clearance issued by the government through the Ministry of Finance, to embark on the much-awaited recruitment exercise.

The latest announcement, comes few weeks after the Ghana Education Service (GES) under the Ministry of Education, announced a similar exercise for teachers with about 12,720 applicants in the first batch being recruited.

In the case of nurses and midwives, a statement from the Health Ministry, dated July 26, and signed by the Chief Director, Alhaji Hafiz Adam, said the Ministry of Finance, has given the greenlight for the exercise to begin this Monday.

It noted that, qualified nurses and midwives interested to be employed by government, are requested to formally apply through the Ministry’s online application portal to select their preferred agency under the Ministry.

The statement, however, emphasized that the recruitment process is free.

The ministry cautioned applicants not to pay any fees to individuals or entities claiming to facilitate the process.

The ministry, said anyone who goes contrary to the instruction and pay money to anyone would have himself to blame.

“The public is kindly informed that the recruitment process is very transparent. Applicants should therefore be aware of any person who may approach them on the pretext of assisting them for recruitment at a fee.

“The Ministry therefore advises all applicants not to make any payment for this process. Whoever pays money does so at his/her own risk. We count on your usual cooperation.”

12,720 GES Recruitment

Earlier this month, the Ghana education Service [GES] introduced a self-placement system for 12,720 newly qualified teachers, who have completed their degree programmes at colleges of education and passed their licensure exams.

Following an invitation from the GES for employment on May 11, 2024, over 20,000 applications were received from qualified teachers, with 12,720 successful candidates in the first batch.

These individuals are required to visit the Ghana Education Service portal between July 5 and July 31, 2024, to complete the self-placement exercise.

At a press conference held at the Ghana Education Service headquarters in Accra on Thursday, July 4, the Director-General of GES, Eric Nkansah, explained that the self-placement system aims to address various challenges faced by teachers, including language barriers and financial difficulties.

“The self-posting recruitment model has the benefit of getting newly trained teachers posted to regions where language will not be a barrier. Thus, they can speak the local language wherever they choose, and we know that would create a very effective teaching and learning environment,” he stated.

‘These individuals are required to visit the Ghana Education Service portal between July 5 and July 31, 2024, to complete the self-placement exercise. In addition, the teachers get to select schools that are close to their families and subsequently enjoy economic support.”

“The steps that they need to follow to be able to access the platform and also to select the school of their choice is there once they visit the GES promotion platform, the same they used in their application,” he stated.

Source: Anchorghana.com