Introduction
- The GES wishes to bring to the notice of its eligible employees the approved subject areas for Study Leave With Pay for the 2025 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 for the Grant of Study Leave With Pay
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Staff of the Service returning from Secondment must serve a minimum of two (2) years before they become eligible for Study Leave With Pay.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Two (2) years.
- 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
- Applicants should obtain application forms from the Metro/Municipal/District Education Offices.
- Applicants should complete application forms (4 copies), attach certified true copies of certificate(s).
- Applications should be submitted to the applicant's Regional Director through the Metro/Municipal/District Director/Head of Institution (2nd Cycle).
- The Regional/District Directors should ensure that the List of all fully qualified beneficiaries reach the Acting Director, Human Resource Management and Development (HRMD) GES Headquarters by Friday, 31st October, 2025.
In summary, the conditions and application process for GES employees to be eligible for Study Leave With Pay for the 2025 academic year. It provides detailed information on the required service period, bonding, and eligibility criteria, as well as the application procedure and deadline.
LIST OF APPROVED SUBJECTS TO ATTRACT STUDY LEAVE WITH PAY FOR 2025
1 PHYSICS
2 CHEMISTRY
3 BIOLOGY
4 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
5 CROP HUSBANDRY
6 MATHEMATICS
7 ENGINEERING
8 INTEGRATED SCIENCE
9 GENERAL AGRICULTURE
10 ENGLISH LANGUAGE
11 PHYSICAL EDUCATION
12 FRENCH
13 GHAANAIAN LANGUAGE
14 ICT (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)
15 SPECIAL EDUCATION
16 COMPUTER SCIENCE
17 SOCIAL STUDIES
18 GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
19 EARLY CHILDHOOD
20 RELIGIOUS STUDIES
21 ECONOMICS
22 GOVERNMENT
23 GEOGRAPHY
24 HISTORY
25 MUSIC
26 VISUAL ARTS (GKA, CREATIVE ART, LEATHER WORK, SCULPTURE, CLOTHING & TEXTILES, GRAPHIC DESIGN, PICTURE MAKING, LEATHER WORK, CERAMICS, PAINTING, BASKETRY)
27 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (CLOTHING & TEXTILES, HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT, CATERING, FASHION AND DESIGN, MANAGEMENT IN LIVING, FOOD AND NUTRITION AND HOME ECONOMICS, FISHERIES, JEWELLERY, BEADS MAKING)
28 TECHNICAL COURSE (TECH DRAWING, ELECTRONICS, APPLIED ELECTRICITY, WOOD WORK, REFRIGERATION AND AIRCONDITIONING, WELDING, METAL WORK, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, AUTO MECHANIC, AUTO WORKS AND FABRICATION, DRAUGHTSMANSHIP, CREATIVE ART, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING, CARPENTRY)
29 LIBRARIANSHIP
30 PROCUREMENT: PURCHASING, SUPPLY AND LOGISTICS II
31 SECRETARYSHIP
32 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
33 ESTATE MANAGEMENT
34 LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
35 ACCOUNTING
The list is divided into three sections based on the percentage allocation for study leave with pay.
Section 1: Teaching (60%): S/N: 1-25
SUBJECTS: - PHYSICS
- CHEMISTRY
- BIOLOGY
- ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
- CROP HUSBANDRY
- MATHEMATICS
- ENGINEERING
- INTEGRATED SCIENCE
- GENERAL AGRICULTURE
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- PHYSICAL EDUCATION
- FRENCH
- GHANAIAN LANGUAGE
- ICT (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)
- SPECIAL EDUCATION
- COMPUTER SCIENCE
- SOCIAL STUDIES
- GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
- EARLY CHILDHOOD
- RELIGIOUS STUDIES
- ECONOMICS
- GOVERNMENT
- GEOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- MUSIC
Section 2: Teaching & Non Teaching (30%), S/N: 26-28
- SUBJECTS: - VISUAL ARTS (GKA, CREATIVE ART, LEATHER WORK, SCULPTURE, CLOTHING & TEXTILES, GRAPHIC DESIGN, PICTURE MAKING, LEATHER WORK, CERAMICS, PAINTING, BASKETRY)
- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (CLOTHING & TEXTILES, HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT, CATERING, FASHION AND DESIGN, MANAGEMENT IN LIVING, FOOD AND NUTRITION AND HOME ECONOMICS, FISHERIES, JEWELLERY, BEADS MAKING)
- TECHNICAL COURSE (TECH DRAWING, ELECTRONICS, APPLIED ELECTRICITY, WOOD WORK, REFRIGERATION AND AIRCONDITIONING, WELDING, METAL WORK, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, AUTO MECHANIC, AUTO WORKS AND FABRICATION, DRAUGHTSMANSHIP, CREATIVE ART, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING, CARPENTRY)
Section 3: (10%), S/N: 29-35
- SUBJECTS:
- LIBRARIANSHIP
- PROCUREMENT: PURCHASING, SUPPLY AND LOGISTICS II
- SECRETARYSHIP
- BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
- ESTATE MANAGEMENT
- LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
- ACCOUNTING
Ghana Education Service (GES)
Release: DANIEL FENYI
PRO, Ghana Education Service
info@ges.gov.gh
ges.gov.gh
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