Prof. Justice Ofori, Ghana’s Commissioner of Insurance, has admonished all to take insurance education seriously as it is the surest way to ensuring that people willingly purchase insurance and not cajoled into doing so. “It is important that students, especially at the second cycle institutions, imbibe the culture of insurance...
Worldreader, a global education technology (edtech) non-profit that supports parents, schools, and organisations with free mobile reading services that improve children's education, has intensified its efforts at deepening early child reading in the country. With statistics indicating that globally, over 64 percent of 10-year-olds cannot read and understand a simple...
The Design and Technology Institute (DTI), a state-of-the-art technical and vocational education training (TVET) institution, is set to host the fourth annual National Precision Quality (PQ) Conference to deliberate on labour market information systems for job creation, especially among the youth. The conference, which is under the auspices of the...
Sekyere Rural Bank PLC at Jamasi in the Sekyere South district of Ashanti Region has renovated and handed over a six-classroom unit block to the Akrowa D/A primary school in the Ashanti Region. According to Board Chairman of the bank, Dr. Francis Denteh, this gesture is part of the bank's...
The Rotary Club of Accra-Legon (RCAL), in partnership with 12 other Rotary and Lions Clubs, last Thursday donated about 300 books to the Aplaku MA Basic Cluster of Schools in the Ga South Municipal Assembly. The gesture is to promote reading and research among students. The donation formed part of...
Some 1,655 graduating students from KNUST’s College of Engineering (CoE) have been charged to be ‘visionary, daring and transformative’ as they embark on their next phase as engineers in the world of work. Chief Executive-Ghana Grid Company Ltd. (GRIDCo) issued the ‘call to action’ when delivering a Motivational Speech at...
Some parents, guardians and stakeholders in the country have praised the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, for an event-free Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) exercise this year. According to the concerned Ghanaians, the fact that no incident has so far been recorded during the self-placement and the...
Little Explorers, the first accredited Montessori in West Africa, has metamorphosized into Explorers Schools after investing heavily in infrastructure for almost two decades of operation. The school has been granted accreditation to start admissions for the primary level by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), an independent statutory...
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO International Women's Day (IWD), celebrated annually on March 8th, serves as a reminder of the ongoing struggle for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls worldwide. With its roots dating back over a century, IWD continues to advocate for the rights and well-being of...
Open Institute of Technology (OPIT), an EU-accredited online institution renowned for its expertise in Information Technology (IT) education, has unveiled plans to increase enrollment from African countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana, for the academic year 2024. Since its inception in 2023, OPIT has been dedicated to providing world-class...