Education General News

CTVET honour students, tutors, sponsors and development partners at maiden awards in Accra

1,745  A special awards ceremony has been held for students, tutors of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), TVET experts and sponsors for their contributions towards the development of the TVET sector. The awards organized by the Commission for TVET last Friday brought together various players in the TVET industry, academia and others. Awards […]

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750,000 pupils from public and private schools writing the 2022 NST

1,809  About 750,000 primary two pupils across the country are writing the 2022 edition of the National Standardized Test (NST). A total of 18,000 public and private schools are participating in the test being administered by 9000 Test Administrators selected by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) of Ghana in collaboration with the […]

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UNICEF praises Ghana for its prudent Covid-19 management

1,876  The outgoing Country Representative of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Ms Anne-Claire Dufay, has hailed the government, the Education Ministry and other stakeholders in the country for their roles played in bringing Ghanaian children back to school after the Covid-19 outbreak worldwide. According to her, the prudent strategies and measures put in place by […]

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Be ready to purchase your wards books at higher prices-GNAAP to parents

1,767  The Ghana National Association of Authors and Publishers has urged parents and guidance to accept the high prices of books for Pre-Schools and basic schools textbooks to go cash and Carry and high cost. Mr John Akwasi Amponsah, President of the Association at a press conference explained that, the current economic circumstance in Ghana […]

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MOE signs contract with three NGOs to bring 70,000 out-of-school children back to school

1,780  The Education Ministry (MOE) through the Ghana Education Outcomes Project (GEOP) on Wednesday signed a contract with three Service Providers (educational advocacy Non-Governmental Organizations) to bring 70,000 out-of-school children back to school. The three service providers; Street Child UK, Plan International and School for Life Education Outcomes Project are being funded by the Education […]

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Colleges Of Education To Write Entrance Exams From 2023

2,325  Government says there will be entrance exams for prospective candidates seeking admission to Colleges of Education from 2023. This is a result of poorly written answers seen in a lot of teachers’ examination scripts for obtaining a teacher’s license, striking concern amongst stakeholders in the educational sector. In an interaction with stakeholders at a […]

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Free Senior High School policy making great impact-President Akufo-Addo

1,888  The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has affirmed that the Free Senior High School concept is working and making a great impact on the nation’s education. He explained that the systematic and consistent improvement in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results in the country over the past six years attest to […]

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National Apprenticeship Policy launched

2,749  A 29-paged National Apprenticeship Policy which aims to deliver a well-coordinated, inter-sectoral national apprenticeship system to enable all categories of learners to acquire relevant skills for employment, livelihood empowerment and socio-economic development has been launched. The policy provides a robust regulatory framework for meaningful partnerships, social dialogue, institutional arrangements among the key stakeholders and […]