The National Youth Employment Program as a Source of Labour to the Education Sector: A Case Study of Bolgatanga

Abstract

The study was concerned with the NYEP as a way of providing labour to the education sectorin  Bolgatanga Municipality. Questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data from 150 respondents from primary and JHS. Training programmes are organized by GES to equip the pupil teacher with the requisite skills for teaching. Training content includes many topics but emphasis is put on lesson notes preparation, methods of teaching and the use of teaching learning aids. The training given the pupil teachers is adequate and effective. However, the time for training is not enough to cover many relevant areas. The study recommends, among others, that the ministry of education should establish a link between the NYEP and GES so that there can be a regular supply of teachers to fill rural schools. The education sector should also focus on the NYEP as a new source of labour apart from the formal ones. The training programmes organized by GES in equipping the pupil teachers for effective teaching should include lesson notes preparation, time management, motivation and identification of problem children.Training duration is an invaluable aspect of the training programme andshould be made relatively long for many areas to be covered.