About CTS
The Clerk Training School is a TRADOC institution with roots in wartime training, established to produce disciplined administrative assistants for the Ghana Armed Forces and Defence Civilian Staff.
Brief history
The Clerk Training School was formerly called the Clerk Training Wing. It was established in 1939 at Kibi in the Eastern Region during the outbreak of the Second World War to train soldiers with the right aptitude and educational background for the limited operational and administrative requirements of the time. It was one of the Royal West African Frontier Force training schools. After the war, the school was relocated from Kibi to its present location at Whistler Barracks, Teshie, where it joined the then West African School of Infantry and Education, now the Training and Doctrine Command. The school was renamed the Clerk Training School in 1947 to align with prevailing trends, and it remains administratively under TRADOC Command and technically under GHQ (Records).
Mission and vision
The mission of CTS is to produce soldiers and Defence Civilian Staff as effective administrative assistants for a standard and uniform system of administration in the Ghana Armed Forces. Its vision is to become a top-class school of administration that produces world-class administrative assistants capable of manning any Service office around the globe without supervision.
Programmes and courses
The school runs a blend of military and civil programmes. These are structured to support the clerk trade stream, refresher development, sister-school support, and accredited civil qualifications through university and technical certification partners.
Military and support courses
- Traditional Clerk (General Duties) - BIII, BII and BI military career courses
- Training support to sister schools
- Refresher courses for chief clerks and Unit administrative officers
ATU and CTVET routes
- Diploma in Business Administration - Accra Technical University
- Certificate in Secretaryship and Management Studies - Accra Technical University
- CTVET Diploma in Business Studies in Marketing, Accounting, Purchasing and Supply, Secretarial, Management and Marketing
Certificates and admission requirements
CTS awards and supports diploma and certificate pathways that reflect the administrative nature of the school. Admission requirements differ by programme, but all are designed to admit students with the academic foundation needed for clerical and business-focused training.
- Diploma in Business Administration: SSSC/WASSC with six passes not less than D7, including English, Mathematics and Science.
- Diploma in Business Studies: GCE O-Level, RSA or Ghana Commercial Examinations, or SSSC/WASSC routes with the relevant English and Mathematics passes.
- Certificate in Secretaryship and Management Studies: SSSC/WASSC with four passes including English Language and Mathematics.
Logo, flag and identity
The CTS logo is U-shaped, with red at the upper and lower parts and black in the middle. The TRADOC logo appears on the left and right of the upper section, while the typewriter at the bottom represents the school’s core clerk activity. The motto, Speed & Accuracy, reflects the red and black ribbon of the typewriter and the disciplined administrative culture of the school. The flag uses the same red and black colours to carry that identity beyond the logo itself.
Facilities and surroundings
The school documentation includes the logo and surrounding campus views, including the entrance gate, administration block and classroom block. These images support the school’s public profile and show the environment where administrative training takes place.
Speed & Accuracy defines the administrative culture of CTS.
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