The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has revoked the accreditation for three postgraduate programmes at the Institute of Development and Technology Management (IDTM) located in Cape Coast. This was after discovering that they were being offered in an unauthorised format, such as on part time and weekend basis.
The affected programmes are PhD, MPhil and MA in Development Studies.
They had originally been approved to run only as regular weekday courses.
On September 17, 2025, GTEC sent a letter to the President of the Institute of Development and Technology Management (IDTM) expressing concerns that the institute had restructured certain programs into weekend offerings without obtaining prior authorisation. The Commission emphasized that accredited academic programs cannot have their mode of delivery changed without explicit approval.
In its directive, GTEC instructed IDTM to withdraw all admission letters issued for the unauthorised version of these programs, cease all new enrollments, and provide evidence of compliance. Additionally, GTEC requested a comprehensive teach-out plan to protect students who were already enrolled, setting a deadline for submission by October 17, 2025.
To facilitate a smooth transition, the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been tasked with overseeing the implementation of this teach-out plan. Both institutions have also been instructed to immediately terminate any collaborative admissions arrangements with IDTM.
The Commission warned that failure to comply with these directives would result in regulatory sanctions. This action highlights GTEC’s renewed commitment to strengthening oversight of tertiary institutions and maintaining academic standards throughout Ghana.
Source: Gertrude Ankah
