It  was  observed  in  the  survey  that:     i) Some  parents  moved  their  children  from  schools  outside  the  pilot  programme  to  those  in   the  School  Feeding  Programme,  thus  increasing  the  teacher  :  pupil  ratio  in  the  latter.   ii) There  were  delays  in  the  payment  of  salaries  for  those  employed  under  the  NYEP.   iii) The   proportion   of   untrained   teachers   increased   from   26%   to   38%   between   2003/4   and   2006/7   due   to   high   attrition   rates   of   trained   teachers   from   the   classrooms   and   by   the   limited  capacity  of  the  teacher  training  colleges  to  produce  enough  trained  teachers.       Majority  of  Respondents  indicated  an  improvement  in  the  quality  of  education  (Figure  38)       6.19.4  Remuneration  and  Incentives  for  Teachers,  Particularly  Those  in  the  Rural  Areas   Incentive  packages  including  8,280  bicycles  were  distributed  to  teachers  in  deprived  schools  in   the   three   northern   regions.   An   amount   of   4.1   million   Ghana   cedis   was   also   spent   to   put   up   accommodation   facilities   for   teachers   posted   to   deprived   areas.   In   Addition,   the   government   has   corrected   distortions   and   wrong   job   placements   on   the   Ghana   Universal   Salary   Structure   (GUSS),  resulting  in  improvement  in  the  salaries  of  teachers.           141