GES Promotion; GENERAL KNOWLEDGE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN GHANA (OBJ)

GES Promotion; GENERAL KNOWLEDGE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN GHANA (OBJ)

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1. Scheme of Service:
   • Can be explained in one word as Ranks/Grades
2. GES Scheme of Service:
   • Director I is the same as Divisional Director
3. Insubordination:
   • Willfully disregarding lawful instruction given by a superior officer
4. Grievance Procedure:
   • How an aggrieved teacher seeks redress from management
5. Fiscal Policies:
   • Measures adopted by the government to sustain the national budget
6. GES Employee Payments:
   • Clearance for payment of GES employees is given by: the Ministry of Finance
7. Revenue Management:
   • All revenue generated in the country is kept in a consolidated Account/Fund
8. Focal Person:
   • A person who has a role to perform
9. Bank Accounts for Government Departments:
   • Responsible department: CAGD (Controller and Accountant General’s Department)
10. National Pension Act:
    • Teacher qualifies for full pension after contributing for how many years? 15 years
11. SSNIT Pension Scheme:
    • The rating for an employee’s contributions is referred to as Pension Right
12. Retirement Lump Sum:
    • Lump sum paid to workers after retirement is called: Gratuity
13. Impartial Justice:
    • Department responsible for ensuring impartial justice and fair hearing: Judicial Service
14. Government Machinery Decentralization:
    • Bringing government machinery to the lower level for people’s participation and decision-making is referred to as a recognition Decentralization
15. Determination of National Minimum Wage:
    • Responsible department/unit: Tripartite Committee
16. WAEC Recognition Visit:
    • Inspection to recommend a school for WAEC participation is referred to as: Recognition visit
17. JHS Farm Revenue:
    • Money derived from the sale of food crops in a JHS farm can be regarded as IGF (Internally Generated Funds)
18. Fiscal Policies Department:
    • Department responsible for fiscal policies: Ministry of Finance
19. Delegation of Power:
    • Where a higher level allows lower power to act on its behalf but holds the lower level still accountable to the higher level
20. Disciplinary Procedure:
    • Measures for taking action against an offending employee by the employer
21. Teacher-GES Relationship:
    • The relationship between GES and the teacher is based on a contract involving reciprocal rights and duties
22. Basic Contract Document:
    • One basic contract document between an employer and employee is the: Appointment letter
23. Industrial Dispute Settlement:
    • Agency/department responsible for settlement of industrial disputes and imposition of sanctions: FWSC (Fair Wages and Salaries Commission)
24. Monetary Policies:
    • The CEO responsible for monetary policies in Ghana: Dr. Ernest K. Addison
25. Employment Benefits:
    • The benefit attached to employment provided by the employer through consultation with employees is referred to as Conditions of service

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN GHANA (SHORT NOTES)

1. Employer-Employee Relationship:
   • Relationship based on contract, reciprocal rights and duties
   • Illegal strikes may result in salary non-payment
   • Compensation for work-related injuries
2. Conditions of Service:
   • Fringe benefits like salary, allowances, holidays, etc.
   • Scheme of Service: Grades/ranks attained during service
   • Code of Conduct, Code of Professional Ethics, Collective Agreement
3. Misconduct and Disciplinary Procedures:
   • Misconduct: Actions contrary to rules and regulations
   • Insubordination: Willful disregard of lawful instructions
   • Disciplinary Procedure: How management deals with an offending teacher/officer
4. Grievance Procedure:
   • How an aggrieved teacher seeks redress from management
5. Corporal Punishment:
   • Punishment causing physical pain, banned since 2016
6. Purpose of Punishment:
   • Instill discipline, correct wrongdoing, inculcate moral principles
7. Roles of Teacher Unions:
   • Educate members on national policies
   • Input into national education policies
   • Organize INSET for teachers, and provide welfare packages
   • Input into the national budget, have representatives on government boards
   • Draft policies concerning teachers’ conditions of service
8. Fiscal and Monetary Policies:
   • Fiscal Policies: Measures to sustain the national budget
   • Monetary Policies: Measures to control money in circulation
   • Importance for teachers: Affect salaries, educational resources provision
9. Salary Issues:
   • Factors considered: Cost of living, qualifications, job demands, essential nature, government’s ability to pay
   • Determination: Tripartite committee
   • Payment process: Ministry of Finance clearance, CAGD processing, BoG releases funds
10. Public Finance:
    • Concerns about how the central government raises revenue and spends it
    • Major revenue sources: Taxes, royalties, dividends, state-owned enterprises, fines, interest, loans, aids, grants
    • Public Accounts: Consolidated Fund, Contingency Fund, and other funds
11. Roles and Public Services Commission:
    • Establishes standards and guidelines for employment
    • Public Services: Education, Judicial, Parliamentary, Health, GRA, Statistical, Civil, Legal, Prisons
12. National Pension Act:
    • SSNIT Law: Social Security Law 1991 (Old), National Pension Act 2008 (New)
    • Contributions, distribution, qualifications, lump sum, monthly pension allowance
    • Pension, gratuity, pension right
13. Decentralization and Related Terms:
    • Decentralization: Bringing government machinery to lower levels for people’s participation
    • Delegation of Function/Power: Higher level allows lower power, still holds accountable
    • Devolution: Giving legal authority to other bodies
    • Demonstration: Setting up subordinate governmental units
14. Other Topics to Explore:
    • Leadership and leadership styles
    • Public-Private Partnership (NPP Government Policy in 2017)
    • Government Bonds and Treasury bills
    • Types of leave
    • Sources of funds for schools
    • Main concerns of managers, school heads, etc.
    • Principles guiding organizations
    • Concept of Authority