The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) in partner with the Ghana Education Service (GES), have developed supplementary readers for schools to sensitise and educate the next generation on relevance of social security with intention to expand pensions coverage.
The SSNIT is optimistic that the initiative, which seeks to...
Some officials from the University of Lincoln, England, have paid a working visit to its affiliate school in Ghana - Regent University College of Science and Technology - as part of efforts to deepen their relationship.
In attendance were Dr. Paul Igwe, Regional Academic Lead - West Africa and East...
“Don’t confuse schooling with education. I didn’t go to Harvard, but the people that work for me did.”
— Elon Musk, South African-born entrepreneur and business magnate.
Introduction
The world of work is changing rapidly. Disruption is everywhere, and work systems are constantly evolving. Zoom calls and online platforms have become the...
Digital literacy has become so important in the 21st century and is applied in manufacturing, services, and other industries. It is, therefore, necessary to create a level playing field for every child, whether in the cosmopolitan cities or remote rural areas, to access tools such as computers that will...
As Ghana’s economy is going through some challenges, the pressure on government to review its public expenditure has come under public scrutiny. While some people easily dismiss the notion that COVID-19 had a destructive impact on the global economy (including Ghana), the reality is telling on economies of developing...
Consolidated Bank Ghana has donated 50 laptops to Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in response to the University’s request for ‘Support One Needy Student with One Laptop’ (SONSOL) Project introduced recently.
The gesture follows an initial donation of 50 laptops in 2021 to KNUST during which the...
The Ghana Culture Forum (GCF) has marked the 2022 Ghana Culture Day celebrations in Accra. Since its inception in 2012, the celebration has remained a flagship event of GCF; an advocacy platform consisting of the widest scope of cultural practitioners, activists and organisations united around a common vision of...
The West Africa Vehicle Academy (WAVA) has officially opened to serve as a one-stop-shop for training and skills development of mechanics to address these skills-gaps.
The €1.8million investment is a joint venture of Bosch Automotive Aftermarket, Rana Motors, and German Development Cooperation GIZ aimed at developing the skills and knowledge...
The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (GI-KACE) is set to be made the Information Technology (IT) finishing school for the public sector. The move is to ensure that IT practitioners in that sector attain minimum standards of proficiency in their jobs— as the Ghana Institute of...
…current funding not sustainable
The current funding module of the Free Senior High School policy is not sustainable and needs to be reviewed urgently, according to Dr. Steve Manteaw, Co-chair of Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
More than GH¢1.8billion of crude oil revenue goes into financing the policy every...