The Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association (GNTDA) leadership has appealed for government to make them an integral part of its Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) programme.   This, according to the association, will ensure that students get hands-on practical skills to augment their classroom lessons, as members of GNTDA...
One hundred and twenty-four youth have graduated in the second batch of the Gold Fields Ghana Foundation (GFGF) Graduate Training programme. The 124 youth, made up of 88 males and 36 females, were emplaced at the various departments of Gold Fields in 2021. The beneficiaries are from the host communities...
Npontu Technologies Ltd., a leading private technology company specializing in AI solutions, software development, value-added services, and technology consultancy, has recently announced a strategic collaboration with the esteemed University of Cape Coast (UCC) Business School. This partnership aims to provide students at the UCC Business School with a unique opportunity...
The Kenpong family has been in a celebratory mood all weekend as one of their own graduated from the Paris School of Business. Miss Helen Biamah Agyapong, the second child of the accomplished businessman, has earned a degree from the highly respected French university. At the graduation ceremony held in Paris,...
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), policy think tanks operating in the education sector, and some teacher groups, have cast doubts on the future of Ghana’s basic education system, as the government seems to have shifted all attention to the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme at the expense of basic...
- Funds AfCFTA handbooks for SHS students The Volta River Authority (VRA), in collaboration with the Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC), is promoting the inclusion of Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) models and concepts in the curriculum of Senior High Schools (SHS). In this regard, the leading generator...
The African Science Academy (ASA) has held its 6th graduation ceremony, with 40 young women drawn across Africa graduating with various certificates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The girls-only Advanced Level school for math and science founded by African Gifted Foundation is a boarding school for young...
The 2nd edition of Nana Abena Kunadjoa II Foundation’s project on ‘Teenage Pregnancy Prevention’ has taken place at Nsuta in the Tarkwa Nsuaem municipality of Western Region. Attended by parents, students and teachers, the interactive session centred on the causes of teenage pregnancy, as it effects on the girl-child and indicates...
Academic City University College has organised its annual Education Conference to promote the professional development of senior secondary school educators and the advancement of effective STEM education. The workshop emphasised improving teaching methodologies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). By equipping teachers with knowledge and practical skills, the workshop...
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...