619 A frantic effort is been made by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government to increase access to the study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related courses at all levels of education in the country. The Deputy Minister for Education in charge of General Education, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, who announced this mentioned […]
Education
One student One laptop policy unattainable without Publishers-GNAAP
628 The Ghana National Association Of Authors and Publishers has made it clear that one student per a laptop policy by the Vice President ,Dr Mammud Bawumia though a good policy it implementation will be unachievable without the involvement of Authors and Publishers. Mr John Akwasi Amponsah , National President of the Association disclosed in […]
US-based NGO Supports 250 needy but brilliant KNUST students to clear outstanding fees
492 The Hulede Foundation, a US-based non-governmental organization dedicated to assisting brilliant but underprivileged students in their pursuit of higher education, has provided financial support to 250 students at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to settle their outstanding fees. These students, enrolled in various programs and at different academic levels, were facing […]
Tamale Technical University DASA commends Dagbon Queen for Yendi Fire Station major refurbish
715 The Tamale Technical University branch of the Dagbon Student’s Association (DASA) has commended one of Ndan Ya-Naa’s spouse, Her majesty Gaziya Asana for giving a facelift to the Yendi Municipal fire station. Until the major refurbishing, the fire station has been in a deplorable condition and deteriorating each day since its establishment in the […]
Artificial intelligence to complement skills of artisans
520 The Director General of the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, has debunked the notion that the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will soon take away the jobs of TVET graduates. He explained that rather, the combination of AI and the skills of the artisans in the […]
Hulede Foundation donates mechanized borehole to new Amakom M/A cluster of schools
714 Hulede Foundation,founded by John Hulede,a US – based non profitable organization has donated mechanized borehole water to new Amakom cluster of schools in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. The donation is to help pupils and teachers to have access to portable drinking water which will facilitate teaching, learning and enhance quality education […]
Free SHS: Food suppliers to picket at Buffer Stock Company over outstanding arrears
943 The National Food Suppliers Association will on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, picket at the premises of the National Food Buffer Stock Company. The Association in a press statement on Friday, said the picketing is because members of the association are yet to receive feedback from the government or its agencies on how or when […]
Teaching is a noble profession,develop clean heart on the field of work- Teachers told
623 Mr.Ramzy Adams, Chief Executive Officer of Ramzy Transport Services who doubles as the operations manager of Modern Granite Quarry at Buoho in Afigya Kwabre South District in an exclusive interview with the media entreated teachers to develop clean heart and selfless leadership on their field of work. According to him, education is very important […]
Laptops cannot replace textbooks – CSOs to govt
698 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the education sector have objected to the government’s decision to replace textbooks with laptops in Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the country. Their objection follows Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s announcement that textbooks and other teaching materials would be installed on the laptops for use during lessons, with the […]
Net enrolment in basic school declines – ISSER report
1,127 The Ghana Social Development Outlook Report (GSDO) launched at the University of Ghana has revealed that there has been a decline in enrollment in primary and Junior high schools. According to the 2022 report, enrolment at the Primary level declined from an average of 91 percent in 2016 to 80 percent in 2020 while […]