Education

Auditor-General must audit free Wi-Fi usage in Senior High Schools – Eduwatch

890  Executive Director of education think tank, Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, is calling for performance audit of the government’s free Wi-Fi usage in Senior High Schools. He thus called on the Auditor-General to conduct an extensive audit into the usage of free Wi-Fi emphasizing that most of the students in the various schools […]

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Deputy Education Minister Gifty Twum-Ampofo apologises to ‘hurt’ teachers

784  The Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET), Gifty Twum-Ampofo, has said “sorry” to teachers about recent comments attributed to her and said to have ruffled feathers in the teaching fraternity. While addressing the 175th anniversary of the Akropong Presbyterian College in the Eastern Region over the […]

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CTVET introduces serialization and a new grading system to students

1,046  The Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTEVET) has introduced two new innovations to help improve the operations of the Commission. The two innovations are the introduction of test serialization and the revision of the grading system for students after their examinations. Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, the Director General of CTVET, who […]

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2023 edition of STEMNNOVATION competition launched

744  The Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum on Monday launched this year’s edition of the National Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Project competition dubbed ‘STEMMNNOVATION’. The launching of the event which had the theme “Future –Proofing Socio-Economic Development in Ghana through STEM Education” sets the tone for the commencement of all Senior […]

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Impactful edu: DASA chief advocates for more enrollment at Tamale Technical University

1,086  The Chief of the Dagbon Student’s Association of the Tamale Technical University, Naa Nurudeen Ibrahim has called on the public to enroll at the Technical University for excellence and professional prospects. According to him the Tamale Technical University is the only premier University in the Northern region that has produce individuals who’re exploring and […]

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Blame teachers for Ghana’s economic woes not Finance Minister – Dep. Education Minister

880  The Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Technician and Vocational Education Training (TVET), Gifty Twum-Ampofo has made a paradoxical statement that teachers must be blamed for the current economic challenges facing the country and not the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta. Gifty Twum-Ampofo explained that for any country economy to perform well, it […]

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Trailblazer Black American philanthropist calls on Lady Julia

1,120  Sixteen-year-old trailblazer African American philanthropist and founder of Khloe Kares Foundation, Khloe Thompson has paid a courtesy call on Lady Julia Osei Tutu, wife of His Royal Majesty, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi. The visit and the august meeting was facilitated by Bridge-To-Africa Connection (BTAC),  a USA nonprofit making organization that […]

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Ghanaian youth receiving 21st-century Skills to boost productivity

894  Ghanaian youth are being empowered with the 21st skills needed to make them economically productive for job creation and employment which is the focus of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. The Head of Corporate Affairs at the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), Mr. Albert Opare, who announced […]