Government committed to promoting education
Winneba (C/R), Nov. 26, GNA – Government is committed to vigorously promoting education, which is the core of the country’s development strategy, towards poverty alleviation as well as improving the lives of the people.
The strategic direction of education delivery that is tailored towards sustainable national development, is focused on critical areas such as equity and access, educational management, science and technology, and technical and vocational training at all the levels of education.
The Minister for Education, Mr Lee Ocran, said these in an address read on his behalf at the 17th Congregation of the University of Education (UEW), Winneba, on Saturday, during which 3,759 graduates were awarded with Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates.
He commended the UEW for supporting educational programmes as Ghana seeks to attain the Millennium Development Goals, especially in providing equal, access and quality education at the primary and secondary level for all Ghanaian children by 2015.
Mr Ocran said the government was progressively taking steps to solve problems of inadequate infrastructure and staff development and motivation.
He appealed to the UEW to come out with new theories in education, to improve teaching and learning and said: “most of the pertinent traditional theories of education have outlived their usefulness to some extent as a result of the changing values, cultures and technology.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw, expressed concern that a large number of teachers trained by the UEW have not been employed while there are many classrooms without teachers.
He said the UEW since its inception in 1992 to date, has turned out 70, 273 graduates, and the total number of distance learning graduates is 21,538.
Prof. Ameyaw said with assistance of the GETfund and other sources, the University has expanded infrastructure at its campuses to enhance academic work.
He advised the graduates that “as young graduates, you are bound to make errors, but you should learn from the errors, that you commit”, to enable you to discharge your duties well.
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