The National Service Authority (NSA) has named 13 tertiary institutions whose graduates cannot currently be deployed for national service after the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) confirmed that the institutions do not have accredited status.
The affected graduates are not permanently excluded from national service. The NSA says they may still be considered for deployment if their institutions resolve their accreditation issues and GTEC formally confirms their accredited status.
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What Happened
The NSA said it began the verification process after receiving requests from tertiary institutions seeking the deployment of their graduating students for national service.
The Authority subsequently engaged GTEC to confirm the accreditation status of the institutions concerned.
Following the verification, GTEC informed the NSA that the following 13 institutions do not currently have accredited status:
- Multimedia Institute of Ghana
- Abbeam Institute of Technology
- Star College of Communication
- Standard College of Technology
- Institute of Commercial Management, UK
- Christ Apostolic University College
- Oxford Institute of Business and Journalism
- Heaf Professional Colleges
- NIIT Open Labs Ghana
- Community University College, Takoradi
- SS Peter and Paul Pastoral and Social Institute
- Adonai University College of Research and Entrepreneurship
- College of Tropical Agriculture
The NSA said it is therefore unable to deploy graduates submitted by the affected institutions for national service at this time.
“The Authority is unable to deploy graduates submitted by these institutions for national service at this time,” the NSA said.
The Authority stressed that the decision is based on accreditation information received from GTEC, which it described as the statutory body responsible for regulating and accrediting tertiary education institutions in Ghana.
“This position is based on the accreditation information received from GTEC, the statutory body responsible for regulating and accrediting tertiary education institutions in Ghana,” the NSA said.
What It Means For Affected Graduates
The NSA’s announcement does not mean graduates from the 13 institutions have permanently lost the opportunity to undertake national service.
Instead, their deployment is currently on hold because of the accreditation status communicated to the NSA by GTEC.
The Authority said affected graduates could still be considered for deployment after their institutions resolve the issues with GTEC and the commission formally communicates confirmation of their accredited status to the NSA.
“Graduates from the affected institutions may be considered for national service deployment once the respective institutions resolve their accreditation issues with GTEC and GTEC formally communicates confirmation of their accredited status to the National Service Authority,” the statement said.
This means the immediate responsibility lies with the affected institutions to engage GTEC and address the accreditation issues.
Once GTEC formally confirms an institution’s accredited status, the NSA says it will take the necessary steps to facilitate the processing and deployment of eligible graduates, subject to the applicable requirements for national service.
Prospective National Service Personnel from the affected institutions have also been advised to liaise with their respective schools regarding the status of their accreditation.
They have further been advised to await official communication from the NSA following any confirmation received from GTEC.
What Happens Next
The affected institutions are expected to engage directly with GTEC to address and regularise their accreditation status.
The NSA said it remains committed to ensuring that eligible graduates have the opportunity to undertake national service once the necessary regulatory requirements have been met.
The Authority also said it will continue working with GTEC and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that only graduates from duly accredited tertiary education institutions are mobilised for national service.
At the same time, the NSA said it would provide a pathway for eligible graduates whose institutions subsequently regularise their accreditation status.
For the affected graduates, the immediate issue is therefore the inability to proceed with national service deployment until the accreditation status of their institutions is resolved and formally communicated to the NSA.
The Authority said its verification and deployment processes are intended to safeguard the integrity, credibility and transparency of the National Service Programme.
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