Teacher trainees across all public Colleges of Education in the country will from May 8, 2022, not be fed in the various institutions.
This is the latest directive by the National Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education – Ghana (PRINCOF).
The decision, according to PRINCOF, is a result of the government’s delay in the payment of six-month feeding fee arrears.
In a statement, PRINCOF said, “suppliers have backed their threats of not supplying any food items to Colleges with concrete action by not supplying Colleges with any food items until they have been paid monies owed them.”
To ensure a smooth academic calendar, PRINCOF says it has adopted the following measures:
Trainee teachers will be provided with two meals, breakfast and supper only, for one week, from April 23 to April 30, 2022.
Trainee teachers from May 1 to May 8, 2022, shall be given lunch only. After May 8, trainee teachers would be asked to provide their own meals until their feeding allowances are paid. Food vendors are being encouraged to increase the quantity of daily meals they cook for sale to students.
“These measures are meant to ensure that there is no disruption of the academic calendar,” the statement ended.
