Source: newsthemegh.com
A total of GH241,913,000 has been made available by the government for the payment of teacher trainee allowance across the nation.
Additionally, it is releasing GH32,496,064 for the 2022–2023 academic year to be used for the payment of book and research allowance to senior qualifying members of public tertiary institutions, including colleges of education.
This was said in a speech delivered on Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum’s behalf at the ninth congregation of the Tamale College of Education on Saturday.
The inaugural cohort of the College’s four-year bachelor’s in education program, the Bachelor of Education in Junior High School Education Program, graduated 473 individuals who properly met the requirements for awarding degrees.
Seven graduates received a first-class grade, 242 received a Second Class Upper, 188 received a Second Class Lower, 34 received a Third Class, and two received a Pass.
Additionally, according to Dr. Adutwum, “Government is working tirelessly to convert some Colleges of Education into full-fledged Universities.”
In reference to the Colleges of Education’s infrastructure projects, he said, “I would like to reassure you that the 300-bed capacity hostel projects in 46 Colleges of Education are progressing despite some initial setbacks.”
He said that the administration had made it a top priority to turn the colleges of education into a hub for top-notch teacher training.
He emphasized to all parties involved that “We have a responsibility to engage in constructive and genuine consultations with one another to implement policies and projects that would not only resolve the many challenges we face but would also lay a strong foundation for running the Colleges sustainably in the future.”
The principal of Tamale College of Education, Dr. Alhaji Sulemana Iddrisu, announced that new programs like a Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood, a Bachelor of Education in Arabic, and some additional electives like French would be introduced beginning with the 2025 academic year in light of the college’s growth agenda.
According to Dr. Alhaji Iddrisu, “Discussions are underway with our affiliate university, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and Ghana Tertiary Education Commission to kick-start the process.”
He said that the College was about to finish the registration procedures necessary to become a service provider registered with the National Teaching Council’s Continuous Professional Development program for teachers.
In his appeal, he urged the regional, metropolitan, municipal, and district directors of education “to support this project in our quest to support our in-service teachers with continuous professional development training, which will go a long way to improve the learning outcomes of our learners.”
“I want to assure you that the four-year bachelor’s in education program you have completed has given you the skills and competencies to be the game changers in our schools,” he told the graduates. Be a channel through which the issues in our society are rectified, if you can.
The Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Shani Alhassan Saibu, gave the graduates the following advice in his speech: “To serve as ambassadors of peace where we find ourselves as youth, violence is slowly becoming the norm in our societies.” We shall be able to rescue priceless lives and protect our future in this way.