The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr John Ntim Fordjour, says teacher licensure examinations will be maintained. According to the minister, the initiative will help produce professional teachers. 3news.com indicates that Ntim Fordjour made this statement during the launch of this year's Ghana Teacher Prize in Accra. He further said that the National Democratic Congress' plan to cancel the teacher licensure exams will be harmful to the sector. "There have been many reforms. We have never put a framework that recognizes our teachers as professionals, there came the introduction of the licensure exams, and now teachers have the framework to be recognized as professionals, upon whose shoulders every other professional will stand," he stated. Globally, teachers are honoured on October 5 for their immense contribution.