NEWS IN: GES Opens Application For Study Leave With Pay 2022, Here Are The Requirements And The Guidelines To Apply, Check Out The Deadline 

NEWS IN: GES Opens Application For Study Leave With Pay 2022, Here Are The Requirements, Subject Areas And The Guidelines To Apply, Check Out The Deadline

STUDY LEAVE WITH PAY 2022 ACADEMIC YEAR

The Ghana Education Service (GES) wishes to bring to the notice of its eligible employees the

approved subject areas for Study Leave With Pay for 2022 academic year.

In line with the G.E.S. Study Leave With Pay policy, employees of the service should satisfy the

following conditions to qualify for the award of Study Leave With Pay.

Conditions for the Grant of Study Leave With Pay

1. The minimum number of years to serve before qualifying for the grant of Study Leave With Pay

is 3 (three) years of satisfactory service. A beneficiary of Study Leave With Pay shall be bonded

for the number of years served at the Institution plus one (1) year.

2. An applicant (staff of GES) who has served in a designated deprived area for Two (2) years may

be eligible for consideration for the grant of Study Leave With Pay.

3. Non-Professional graduate teachers should have served for at least one (1) year before being

eligible for any of the Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) course.

4. Staff of the Service returning from Secondment must serve a minimum of two (2) years before

they become eligible for Study Leave With Pay.

5. Staff of the Service who vacate, leave the service and are re-appointed/re-engaged must serve a

minimum of five (5) years before being eligible for Study Leave With Pay.

6. A Staff who does not qualify for the grant of Study Leave With Pay in the first year cannot apply

again in the second year of his/her studies. The Staff must apply for Study Leave Without Pay to

pursue the course.

7. A Staff who is eligible for Study Leave With Pay must have a minimum of two (2) years to serve

after the course. For example, a Staff who is Fifty-Five (55) years and above cannot apply for

Study Leave With Pay to pursue a course that lasts Four (4) years or more. He/She can however,

apply to pursue courses that have a duration of between One (1) and Three (3) years.

8. A Staff shall be eligible for Study Leave With Pay subject to the following:

a) Good conduct and performance

b) Recommendation by immediate supervisor

Application for Study Leave With Pay:

1. Applicants should obtain application forms from the Metro/Municipal/District Education

Offices.

2. Applicants should complete application forms (4 copies), Attach certified true copies of

certificate(s).

3. Applications should be submitted to the applicant’s Regional Director through the

Metro/Municipal/District Director/Head of Institution (2nd Cycle).

4. The Regional/District Directors should ensure that the list of all fully qualified beneficiaries reach

the Acting Director, Human Resource Management and Development (HRMD) G.E.S.

Headquarters by 30th November, 2022.

Check out the subject areas by downloading the picture below