Gov’t to embark on sustainable transformation in education – Dr. Apaak

President John Dramani Mahama’s government has hinted at collaborating with development partners for sustainable transformation in Ghana’s educational system.

Speaking on behalf of President John Mahama at the Teacher Trainees’ Association’s (TTAG) 29th Annual Delegates Congress at Hohoe on Friday, Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Apaak disclosed that the government will partner with development partners for

“In the area of partnership, we believe that no transformation is sustainable without partnership and in that context, our educational system must and has always rely on partnerships. Partnership must be both strategic and symbolic.

“We are therefore going to intensify and deepen our collaboration with development partners such as the UNAIDS, UNICEF, T-TEL UNESCO, the World Bank, and other finance teacher educational institutions, both at home and abroad. We are also looking at including leadership training for principals and digital literacy for college tutors”, Dr. Apaak stated.

He noted that the plan will enhance the competencies of teachers through motivation and career growth.

“We seek to expand professional licensing and development pathways under the guidance of the National Teaching Council so that teaching remains a dynamic and respected profession throughout our careers.

“In this new teacher policy reform underway, we are going to place special emphasis on teacher motivation, deployment equity and career progression so that no teacher is left behind and no child is left without a teacher qualified and motivated to guide the child in the classroom,” the deputy minister said.

Dr. Apaak also observed that a new curriculum for teacher education was in the pipeline that sought to make trainers not just instructors when they pass out but facilitators well abreast with a learner-centred academic program.