TTAG Partners SLTF To provide Laptops To Teacher Trainees In Colleges Of Education
Here are the terms and conditions between the leadership of the Teacher Trainees Association Of Ghana and the Student Loan Trust Fund
TERMS OF THE PARTNERSHIP
The policy should be named TTAG-STUDENT LOAN LAPTOP POLICY
The student loan shall be responsible for all costs associated with the policy as well as the provision of laptops.
Teacher Trainees Association Of Ghana shall represent the voice of trainees in all 46 public Colleges of Education.
An email should be created to receive applications from trainees.
TTAG shall help in feeding student teachers with all relevant information concerning the policy.
The policy was launched during the 26th Delegates’ Assembly at St. Francis College of Education, Hohoe.
The cost of the laptops be maintained as proposed by SLTF, thus, Two Thousand, Seven Hundred Ghana cedis (GH₵ 2700.00)
The payment for the laptop shall be done from the source, through the allowance of student teachers.
The amount to be deducted per month, shall vary, depending on the levels of student teachers. For the first year, there shall be a monthly deduction of GH₵ 84.375, for the second year, there shall be a monthly deduction of GH₵ 112.50. in the case of third years, there shall be a monthly deduction of GH₵168.75 and for the final years, there shall be a monthly deduction of GH₵200.00
Despite the provisions in clause 8 above, student teachers who wish to complete their payment early can provide such additional information in their application. For instance, if a first-year student wants to complete his or her payment on time, he or she can include the amount he or she wants to be deducted in the application letter.
Also, final years who wish to benefit from the policy must make an initial deposit of GH₵ 1,100.00 to make up for the remaining amount after the eight-month deduction.
Also, if they (Level 400s) still wish to receive their allowances at the end of every month, they should make a higher initial deposit into the SLTF account.
As much as possible, both parties thus, TTAG and SLTF should ensure that all levels benefit from the policy.
The Laptop shall be a brand new HP250 G7 Laptop with the following Specifications; Intel Core i3, 2.4 GHz, 8th Generation, 500GB HDD (Hard Disk), 4GB Memory, Genuine Microsoft Window 10 64-bit Professional edition pre-installed, Genuine Microsoft Office Standard License pre-installed, 15.6” carrying case.
There shall be a twelve-month warranty to cover any defects in any part of the laptop under normal use during the warranty period. This warranty shall not include any form of damage caused by the user such as screen cracks, liquid spillage, etc.