The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, on Tuesday received a standing ovation at the auditorium of the University of Media, Arts and Communication in Accra.
The standing ovation was bestowed on the Minister after he delivered a one hour, ten minutes lecture with videos, pictures and a solid presentation on the state of education in the country.
Describing the presentation as ‘evidence-based communication’, Dr Adutwum spent time explaining to the audience in the packed auditorium of the university, who sporadically applauded him for the evidence of what the government was doing in the education sector in the country.
He explained that the ‘evidence-based communication’ was aimed at making the entire populace understand and appreciate what the government was doing in the education sector so that they would appreciate what their taxes were being used for.
Address
The Education Minister spent time enumerating the various initiatives that have been introduced into the nation’s education sector with the view to making Ghanaian students match up with the 21st century education standard.
He mentioned the introduction of STEM education, revamping of TVET education, Pre-Engineering courses in some universities, introduction of aviation courses at the SHS, robotics and stocking of science laboratories of Senior High Schools in the country to promote effective teaching and learning.
Dr Adutwum also showed pictures and videos of newly constructed school infrastructure as well as the rehabilitation of old facilities to enhance effective teaching and learning in some schools across the country.
The Education Minister stated that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo government has since 2017 been investing heavily in the education sector with the view to creating an enabling environment to foster quality education at all levels in the country.
Support
The Acting Vice Chancellor of UniMAC, Prof. Eric Opoku Mensah, assured the nation of their readiness to continue training the right personnel to support the gross domestic product for the country.
He appealed to the Education Minister to help improve infrastructure development at the UniMAC campus to boost effective teaching and learning.
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