How To Apply for Study Leave With Pay 2023
STUDY LEAVE WITH PAY 2023 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 2023 academic year.
In line with the GES. 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 to qualify for the award 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.
2. A beneficiary of Study Leave With Pay shall be bonded for the number of years
served at the Institution plus one (1) year.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Staff of the Service returning from
Secondment must serve a minimum of two (2) years before they become eligible for
Study Leave With Pay.
6. Staff of the Service who vacate, leave
the service and are re-appointed/ re-engaged
must serve a minimum of fifive (5) years
before being eligible for Study Leave With Pay.
7. 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.
8. 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/between One (1) and Three (3) years.
9. A Staff shall be eligible for Study Leave
With Pay subject to the following:
a) Good conduct and performance
b)Recommen- dation by immediate supervisor.
How To Apply 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 Tuesday, 31st October, 2023.
List of Approved Courses for Study Leave With Pay 2023
