Final-year teacher trainees at St. John Bosco College of Education have called on management to resolve persistent student portal issues, including grade discrepancies and access challenges.
The 2024 batch of teacher trainees at St. John Bosco College of Education in Navrongo have raised serious concerns over persistent irregularities on the College’s Student Information Portal (SIP), calling on Management to take immediate action to avert negative consequences on students’ academic progress.
Addressing the media at a press conference held on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the College Auditorium, the teacher trainees outlined several challenges, including difficulties accessing the SIP, frequent alterations of grades, mismatched student bio-data, and delays in publishing academic results.
“Seventy-six trainees from our year group do not have access to their portals. After several engagements and follow-ups, the affected students were asked to fill forms so their portals could be worked on — and this was done as instructed,” they disclosed.
However, the trainees lamented that despite these efforts, the problem remains unresolved, and students are now being asked to register for re-sit examinations without having their issues addressed.
“We are sad to announce that this problem hasn’t been dealt with as promised, yet trainees are being asked to register for re-sit examinations,” they added.
The trainees expressed frustration over what they describe as management’s failure to honor agreements reached in previous discussions.
“We wish to state, without any form of equivocation, that intense engagements have been held with management of the college on several occasions, all aimed at resolving these issues.”
They recalled their most recent meeting with college authorities on February 14, 2025, a day after a re-sit list was published, which included names of students affected by the portal issues.
“During our engagement, it was agreed that, since there were numerous unresolved issues with our results, the re-sit should be postponed until all related matters were addressed. But to our dismay, we later saw a letter indicating a timeframe for re-sit registration and the scheduled date for the examinations,” they lamented.
The teacher trainees are now appealing to higher authorities and relevant stakeholders, including the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Ghana Education Service (GES), Ministry of Education, and Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), to intervene and help resolve the ongoing issues.
They emphasized that students’ academic futures are at stake, and the lack of resolution could lead to unnecessary academic setbacks and emotional distress.
As final-year students preparing to transition into professional teaching roles, they are urging management to prioritize these concerns to ensure a smooth completion of their training.
Source: 3news.com