Our History
Learn About How We Were Born To Be The Mouth Piece of Teacher Tranees'
HISTORY OF TTAG-EGA
Historically, teacher trainees organized agitations in the 1970s and early 1980s, seeking fair treatment and recognition from both the government and college authorities. In the 1970s, teacher trainees held meetings to petition the government due to uncertainties surrounding their status and qualifications. Similarly, in the early 1980s, they agitated for recognition of trainees’ allowances.
Many beneficiaries of teacher education believed that a union of teacher trainees could greatly benefit its members and the nation. Although the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) existed, its focus was primarily on university students. Consequently, many agreed that teacher trainees needed an association to promote cooperation and mutual support.
In the early 1990s, teacher trainees formed the Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG), despite facing opposition from college authorities. The authorities believed that such a union would make colleges ungovernable. Nevertheless, between the end of the 1994/95 and the beginning of the 1995/96 academic year, the conditions became favorable for TTAG’s formation.
TTAG was officially inaugurated on February 3, 1996, at the Presbyterian College of Education, Akuapem-Akropong, by Mrs. Elizabeth Addabor, then Director of Teacher Education Division (TED) of the Ghana Education Service. Notably, Mrs. Addabor provided unwavering support to TTAG’s founding fathers.
TTAG’s motto is “a model for development,” with the slogan “TTAG – We mean well!” The logo resembles “Nyansapo,” symbolizing a store of knowledge and signifying teachers’ intelligence.
The Association has five administrative sectors, one of which is the Eastern and Greater Accra (TTAG-EGA) sector, with Accra College of Education as its headquarters. The sector comprises nine public Colleges of Education:
1. Abetifi Presbyterian College of Education
2. Accra College of Education
3. Ada College of Education
4. Mount Mary College of Education, Somanya.
5. Methodist College of Education, Akim-Asene Aboabo
6. Kibi Presbyterian College of Education
7. Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong-Akuapem
8. Presbyterian Women’s College of Education, Aburi
9. SDA College of Education, Asokore-Koforidua
Our Mission
- To champion the cause of teacher trainees in Ghana.
- To serve as the mouthpiece of teacher trainees.
- To promote high academic, professional and moral standards among trainees.
Our Vision
- To promote co-operation, understanding and friendship among students of the Colleges of Education in Ghana and other student bodies both in Ghana and abroad so far as the aims and objectives of such bodies do not conflict with those of TTAG.
- To encourage social programmes among teacher trainees.
- To assist authorities of the Colleges of Education in Ghana to develop the Colleges and help find solutions to problems as and when they arise.