In-service education and training: An important tool for improving education at the basic level

Abstract

It is clearly impossible today for any individual to learn a job or enter a profession and remain in it for ten or so years with his or her skills basically unchanged. Societies and organisations including the school system change and grow. It is in this light that in-service training is not only desirable but also an important activity to which the Government and the school system must commit human and fiscal resources if it is to maintain a viable and knowledgeable staff. Organising in-service training for teachers is of paramount importance if they are to be effective in achieving the goals and objectives of the educational system. This paper closely examines the importance of in-service training in Education in Ghana. It also identifies problems that plague the organization of in-service training and offers suggestions for improvement.