The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has rolled out a policy to build the academic and professional acumen of young teachers to enhance their career progression. GNAT is also rolling out a management capacity building for young teachers to entice and retain the best brains' in the profession to enable them actively participate in the organisation of operational programmes of its members. That, according to the association, would make it possible for the beneficiaries to respond positively to issues related to national development. At a media interaction in Kumasi on the wings of GNAT National Executive Council meeting, the President of GNAT, Mr Paul A. Apanga, said as part of the measures to meet the needs of young teachers, GNAT would organise orientation courses and. in-service training programmes for young teachers to sharpen their skills. He said the association would also "encourage those with the flair for writing text books to do so, and also institute a mechanism to identify those with professional deficiencies and support them to deliver". He also assured that young teachers would be adequately prepared towards leadership positions with the GNAT, explaining that, "in pursuit of this, these teachers are going to be encouraged to put themselves up for elected positions at all levels. Explaining, he said "a full-time National Youth Co-ordinator is to be appointed to co-ordinate the affairs of the youthful teachers in the Association". He said already, the National Council of GNAT "has tasked members of the Youth Policy Drafting Committee to fast track the preparation of the Implementation strategy for the implementation of the Youth Policy in the Association". On the amendment of the 1992 Constitution, Mr Apanga said members had proposed that the President of the Republic holds, office for a term of five years to allow him/her more time to execute his/her agenda. He said the GNAT was also of the view that the tenure of parliamentarians should be extended to five years instead of the current four year term. On the office of the Attorney General, Mr Apanga reiterated the need for the office to be separated totally from that of any ministerial position. "GNAT is of the opinion that, the Attorney General of Ghana should not be a Minister of State, the Attorney General shall discharge such other duties of legal nature imposed on him by this constitution or any other law" he noted Source: Daily Graphic