Education
Institute Of Chartered Accountant Ghana To Award Diploma Certificates Soon
Saturday May 29, 2010
The Vice President of the Institute of Chartered Accountant Ghana (ICAG), Joseph Odartey Blankson says the Institute would soon award Chartered Diploma Certificates to its members with specialization in business studies geared towards meeting the current demands of the market.
This category of ICAG’S diploma programme aimed at training...read more
Amend The GETFund Act To Include Private Tertiary Institutions
Monday May 24, 2010
The Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Prof. Jophus Anamuah-Mensah has appealed to the government to amend the GETFund Act that restricts it’s disbursement to public tertiary institution only.
This will enable private institution also to benefit from the fund.
Addressing the third congregation of Jayee...read more
Kulpeliga Basic School PTA Appeals For Teachers
Monday May 24, 2010
The Parent- Teacher Association (PTA) and the School Management Committee (SMC) of the Kulpeliga Basic School in the Talensi-Nabdam District have appealed to the Ghana Education Service and the assembly, post teachers including nursery attendants to the school. Making the appeal through the Times, the PTA chairman, Mr. Tia Konzabre noted that...read more
Govt Will Not Discriminate In The Provision Of Educ. Infractructure
Monday May 24, 2010
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr Kofi Opoku-Manu, has said that the Government would not discriminate in the provision of education infrastructure. He said the Government would ensure that all school children have access to quality education. He was speaking at the inauguration of a GH¢56,000 new classroom block for the Rashidiyya...read more
Ghana, China Sign M.O.U For Deployment Of ICT In Schools
Monday May 24, 2010
The Ministry of Education and the China Communications Services Corporation Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work toward the deployment of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Ghana’s school system. The MoU is intended to create an avenue for the provision of required ICT logistics, hardware and...read more
Govt Approves Payment Of Allowances For Professional Teachers
Monday May 24, 2010
The Government has approved the payment of professional allowance to all certificated professional teachers in the Ghana Education Service. A statement issued in Accra on Thursday and signed by Mrs Irene Duncan-Adanusa, General Secretary of Ghana National Association of Teachers, said the allowance which was 15 per cent of the basic monthly...read more
AMA Takes Steps To End School Shift System
Sunday May 23, 2010
THE Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), last Friday took a giant step in its efforts to end the shift school system by September this year with a sod cutting ceremony to commence construction work on a GH¢309,582 18-class room block for the Ayalolo Cluster of Schools in Accra. The school facility is one out of the 50 18-classroom blocks...read more
Ga East Municipal Assembly, La Nkwantanang Chiefs Resolve Impasse Amicably
Saturday May 22, 2010
The Chiefs and people of La Nkwatanang and the Ga East Municipal Assembly have amicably resolved an impasse over the temporary occupation of part of the La Nkwantanang cluster of schools at Madina by pupils of REDCO Basic School. The assembly last week, allocated part of a one-storey classroom block of the La Nkwantanang cluster of schools to...read more
Govt Exercise Books Are Free
Wednesday May 19, 2010
Mr. Joseph Foster Andoh, district Chief Executive (DCE) for Twifo Heman Lower Denkyira, has warned that the free exercise books supplied by government to basic schools in the country are not meant for sale. Mr. Andoh, who gave the warning during the launch of the programme in the district at Twifo Praso, said any teach, pupil or other...read more
Don't Cane Children At School - Plan Ghana Suggests
Monday May 17, 2010
The Northern Sector Manager of Plan Ghana, a child centred non-governmental organization, Mr Kofi Adade Debrah has called on the Ghana Education Service to find better alternative to child correction at school other than caning, weeding and sanitation promotion as punishment.
He said teachers must also check bullying and teasing in school as...read more
