Alex Tetteh-Enyo, Minister of Education
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29th August, 2010
Pass The Colleges Of Education Act
The government has been urged, to, as a matter of urgency, pass the Colleges of Education Act, to give legal backing to the colleges to operate more effectively.
The Act, when promulgated would spell out, among other things, the roles and responsibilities of the College Councils and those of the principal officers of the colleges.
Mr. Emmanuel Kingsley Osei, president of the Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF), made the appeal at the 52nd and annual conference here. It has the theme; Meeting teacher demand for quality basic education – The role of stakeholders.
He said there was the need for government to adopt the ‘fast-track’ method for the bill to be laid before Parliament for consideration when the House resumes sitting.
“Though the colleges seem down-hearted by the delay in passing the bill, we are very grateful to the government for the serious attention given to the colleges this year,” he said, explaining that for the first time, each college received its allocation of funds from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) towards the improvement of teaching and learning.
Mr. Osei also spoke about teacher shortage in the country, noting that though about 30,000 teachers were required to fill classrooms at the basic level, only 9,000 teachers were produced this year, leaving a deficit of 21,000”.
He said the annual quota of 9,000 teachers given to the colleges was woefully inadequate to meet the teacher demand of the country, and appealed to the government to increase the admission quota, adding, “we have enough staff and facilities to take twice that number.”
In a speech read on his behalf, the Minister of Education, Alex Tettey-Enyo, reiterated the government’s commitment to ensure effective delivery of teacher education to achieve educational goals.
He explained that the core business of any educational institution was to impart knowledge, skills and desirable attitudes such as punctuality, honesty, integrity, diligence, excellence, fairness, obedience and attentiveness and urged teachers to adhere to these tenets.
The Upper-West Regional Minister, Alhaji Issaku Salia, noted that colleges of education bore the onerous task of turning out the required manpower for the provision of quality education and urged participants to work towards attaining the objective.
He said though schools in the region needed 850 teachers to fill vacancies in the classrooms, only 332 teachers would be available when schools re-opened next month..
The Act, when promulgated would spell out, among other things, the roles and responsibilities of the College Councils and those of the principal officers of the colleges.
Mr. Emmanuel Kingsley Osei, president of the Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF), made the appeal at the 52nd and annual conference here. It has the theme; Meeting teacher demand for quality basic education – The role of stakeholders.
He said there was the need for government to adopt the ‘fast-track’ method for the bill to be laid before Parliament for consideration when the House resumes sitting.
“Though the colleges seem down-hearted by the delay in passing the bill, we are very grateful to the government for the serious attention given to the colleges this year,” he said, explaining that for the first time, each college received its allocation of funds from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) towards the improvement of teaching and learning.
Mr. Osei also spoke about teacher shortage in the country, noting that though about 30,000 teachers were required to fill classrooms at the basic level, only 9,000 teachers were produced this year, leaving a deficit of 21,000”.
He said the annual quota of 9,000 teachers given to the colleges was woefully inadequate to meet the teacher demand of the country, and appealed to the government to increase the admission quota, adding, “we have enough staff and facilities to take twice that number.”
In a speech read on his behalf, the Minister of Education, Alex Tettey-Enyo, reiterated the government’s commitment to ensure effective delivery of teacher education to achieve educational goals.
He explained that the core business of any educational institution was to impart knowledge, skills and desirable attitudes such as punctuality, honesty, integrity, diligence, excellence, fairness, obedience and attentiveness and urged teachers to adhere to these tenets.
The Upper-West Regional Minister, Alhaji Issaku Salia, noted that colleges of education bore the onerous task of turning out the required manpower for the provision of quality education and urged participants to work towards attaining the objective.
He said though schools in the region needed 850 teachers to fill vacancies in the classrooms, only 332 teachers would be available when schools re-opened next month..
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