GCM-TEF

APPLICATION FOR GHANA CHAMBER OF MINES (GCM) – TERTIARY EDUCATION FUND (TEF) SECONDMENT OF FACULTY MEMBERS OF UMaT TO INDUSTRY

                                                  (2025/2026 ACADEMIC YEAR)                         

Relevant Information/Instruction for the GCM-TEF Application Form for Secondment of Faculty Members of UMaT to Industry

 

  1. Introduction

The objective is to provide placement for secondment of staff members (preferably Senior Lecturers or analogous grade and below) in Mining firms to strengthen industry-academia linkage for mutual benefit of the industry and the University. The period will be 3-6 weeks per year within the Lecturer’s leave period and the Companies’ availability as agreed upon between the University Training Unit and the Human Resources Office of the Mining companies. The procedure for the secondment will be executed in April-May, each year.

1.1 Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the Secondment, an applicant must:

  1. Be a staff preferably at the level of Senior Lecturer or analogous grade and below;
  2. Not have benefitted on two concurrent times, unless there are no other applicants for the same position;
  3. Submit the application form before the deadline; and
  4. Undertake to comply with principles set out by the Governing Board, UMaT and the Mining Company regarding the Secondment Programme.

1.2  Accessing the Secondment Programme

  1. The University Training Unit in collaboration with the UMaT GCM-TEF Committee will call for application from interested staff for Secondment Programme on 16th April, 2025.
  2. Staff will complete the application form, indicate preferred Mining Companies and Department/Section of their choice.
  3. The form should be endorsed by Heads of Department before submission by 30th April, 2025.
  4. The Training Unit will collate the information for consideration by the UMaT GCM-TEF Committee by 4th May, 2025.
  5. Preference will be given to those who have not benefited before or in the previous year in case there is limited number of placements.
  6. The UMaT GCM-TEF Committee will make a request for available placements to the Governing Board through the Vice Chancellor by 7th May, 2025.
  7. The Governing Board will respond with available placement opportunities at the individual mining companies by 1st August, 2025.
  8. 2025 Secondment period will be three to six weeks during the long vacation (1st October to 15th December, 2025).
  9. The Host Mining Company will take care of the staff transportation, accommodation, feeding and other logistics on site, whiles UMaT takes care of transportation to and from the company outside Tarkwa.
  10. Staff on secondment will submit a report and deliver a seminar to the host company before the completion of the internship period.
  11. Staff on secondment will deliver a seminar to the University Community upon successful completion of the internship period.

Download Application Form

Note: Completed application form must be submitted to: gcmtef-sfm@umat.edu.gh