In sub-Saharan Africa, it’s no surprise that the demand for tertiary education continues to grow as countries in this region realise they must prepare their young workforce to exhibit skills that can catalyse economic growth as a means of remaining competitive in today’s globalised world.
While this growth in demand...
The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has stated that the greatest national service scheme that any tertiary student can benefit from is getting a job while on campus; hence, the need for the National Service Scheme Secretariat (NSS) to innovate in creating opportunities for the youth.
According to...
The Ghanaian Academic and Research Network (GARNET), a not-for-profit organization in Ghana is poised on its mission to support research and education institutions in Ghana; by providing internet connectivity and access to research and education content both locally and internationally.
GARNET is the Ghana National Research and Education Network (NREN)...
Founder and CEO of Design & Technology Institute (DTI), Constance Elizabeth Swaniker, has stressed that Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) hold the key to unlocking the potential of the youth, hence the need to open up the space to train more in that sector.
According to her well-designed all-grounded...
The Automotive and Agricultural Mechanisation Engineering Department of Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has received a face-lift to the Precision Quality (PQ) model centre to better equip students with fourth industrial revolution (4IR) skills.
The transformation project, which is worth GH₵325,000, was executed by the Design and Technology Institute (DTI), as...
The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has stated that the ministry has kick-started an exercise to distribute about 40,000 pieces of furniture to basic schools across the country.
According to him, this is in line with government’s effort to provide basic needs and amenities to public schools and...
More than ten foreign ministers, education ministers, UN delegates, non-profit organizations, international banks and youths from Tanzania and Burundi will take part in more than five events organised by EAA
As part of the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), the Education Above All...
The Group Head of Strategic Business Process Solutions Ltd (SBP) Africa, Mr. Akugiri Atoni Lamisi poignantly told final year students at the University of Cape Coast that, “You are not here to be trained to be employed, but you are being trained to provide solutions”. He said this when...
The West African Gas Pipe Company (WAPCo) Limited has awarded scholarship to 49 students for their outstanding academic performance.
The students are from five host communities of the company’s operations namely: Aboadze, Abuesi, Shama, Dwomo and Lower Inchaban all in the Shama District of the Western Region. They are to...
Cite poor maintenance culture, limited electricity access, cost
Rally more support for basic education
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and policy think-tanks operating in the education sector have kicked against government’s intention to replace textbooks with laptops at the senior high school (SHS) level.
The CSOs, including the Africa Education Watch...