Education

1,320  Professor Frederick Kwaku Sarfo, Vice Chancellor at the Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills-Training And Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) has urged past students of the university to join the Alumni Association so that they could contribute their knowledge and expertise into the shaping of the current students and to participate in the development of the […]

1,435  The Director General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Prof Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, has posited that teachers were the architects of a nation’s future and therefore called for increased investment in teacher education since it was the foundation for national development. According to him, the call for increased investment in teacher education was […]

1,349  Some parents, guardians and stakeholders in the country have praised the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, for an event-free Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) exercise this year. According to the concerned Ghanaians, the fact that no incident has so far been recorded during the self-placement and the general admission process attests […]

1,496  Seven headteachers in Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the Ashanti Region have been asked to step aside for allegedly charging unauthorized fees from fresh students. The Ghana Education Service (GES) in separate statements dated December 8, 2023, noted that it has initiated investigations into the conduct of the headteachers. The headteachers are Mrs Selina […]

2,109  Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS),headed by Mr Osei Assibey Antwi, Executive Director, wishes to announce for the information of National Service Personnel (NSP) who just completed their one-year mandatory national service, that government has released funds for the payment of arrears on their allowances covering January, 2023 to May, 2023. The arrears […]

1,486  The Obuasi Area Church of Pentecost Men’s Ministry (PEMEM) has embarked on road safety campaign to educate drivers and passengers on the need to observe traffic rules and regulations. The campaign, which was launched on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the Obuasi Central Lorry Station, aims to reduce road accidents and fatalities in the […]

1,258  The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reiterated that the reporting date for first year senior high students (SHS) still remains Monday, December 4, 2023. Parents, students and the general public have therefore been reminded to take note that the reporting date for first year students is December 4, 2023 as indicated on the Placement […]

1,318  Parliament has asked the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, to reconsider the directive by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to fresh students, teaching and non-teaching staff to begin academic work on Monday, December 4, 2023. A statement by the Parliamentary Service noted that “due to the short notice with its attendant inconvenience […]

1,940  Parents and Guardians have welcomed the harmonised prospectus that has been introduced this academic year by the Ministry of Education, headed by Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum. To help avoid the frustration parents go through in buying different school items for their wards in the various Senior High Schools, the Ministry of Education, through the […]

1,288  The 2023 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) has successfully placed 477,772 students into senior high, and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) schools. The school selection management system which went live yesterday in the morning received 598,839 results from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), out of which 585,797 candidates qualified […]