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===Teacher training===
Colleges of Education (CoE) are the main teacher training institutions. Currently, there are 46 public CoE across all regions of Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=CoE Network|url=https://www.t-tel.org/coes-network|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128141150/http://www.t-tel.org:80/coes-network |archive-date=28 January 2019 |access-date=13 January 2021|website=t-tel.org}}</ref> They offer a three-year curriculum that leads to the Diploma in Basic Education (DBE).<ref name="Teacher">{{cite journal|author1=Kwame Bediako Asare|author2=Seth Kofi Nti|date=April 2014|title=Teacher Education in Ghana: A contemporary synopsis and matters arising|journal=SAGE Open |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2158244014529781|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 July 2014|volume=4 |issue=2 |publisher=SageOpen|doi=10.1177/2158244014529781|s2cid=143032669|doi-access=free}}</ref> The curriculum is described as "uniform" and with a "national focus" even if CoE are present in every Ghanaian region.<ref name="Teacher"/> The final examinations granting the DBE are conducted by the public [[University of Cape Coast]]'s Institute of Education.<ref name="Teacher"/> The holders of the DBE are allowed to teach at every level of basic education (kindergarten, primary school, junior secondary school).<ref name="Teacher"/>
 
Apart from the CoE, two universities (Cape Coast and [[University of Education, Winneba|Winneba]]) also train teachers. A specific four-year bachelor's degree allows to teach in any pre-tertiary education (most graduates choose secondary education).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/cie/projects/completed/tpa/ghana | title=Research overview: Teacher preparation and continuing professional development in Africa (TPA) | publisher=University of Sussex | date=2008 | access-date=25 July 2014}}</ref> A specific master's degree is needed for teaching in CoE.<ref name="Teacher"/> Universities also offer DBE graduates a two-year curriculum granting the right to teach in secondary education.<ref name="Teacher"/>