Teachers in the under-listed  district districts in the Volta Region are expected to visit the various locations with their particulars to verify them for the payment of their salary arrears.

It is meant for teachers who have already received their arrears and those who are yet to receive theirs.

The Coordinators are therby reminded to take note of the following schedule:

Ho Center  include Ho Municipal,Ho West,Adaklu and Agortime Ziope.

Date:1st,2nd,3rd and 5th September ,2016

Venue:OLA Girls SHS Assembly Hall

Ketu North Center include:Ketu North,Ketu South,Akatsi North and Akatsi South

Date:6th,7th and 8th September,2016.

Venue will be communicate later

Keta Center incudes Keta Municipality only

Date:9th september,2016

Venue will be communicated later

South Tongu Center include:South Tongu,North Tongu and Central Tongu

Date:10th,12th and 13th september,2016

Venue:Sogakope SHS

Teachers are reminded to contact theor various district education ofices for furtjer information and direction.

Source:EducationGhana.net

Teacher  trainees from the Colleges of Education in Ghana are expected to begin preparations for joining their senior  colleagues in the profession to commence the 2016/17 academic year in about two weeks time.

About 16,432 trainees who graduated from the College of Education will receive their postings from the Ghana Education Service before the beginning of the new academic year.

This revelation was made by Hon, Okudzeto Ablakwa ,the deputy minister of Education on September 2,2016 using his twitter handle.

According to the deputy minister,government’s decision to recruit trainees directly from College after graduation is still on course and will be adhered to at all times.

EducationGhana.net’s checks can confirm that the Institute of Education at the University of Cape Coast is done with the marking of the trainees’ examination and the results ready .The Ghana Education Service is believed to have had access to the results which is being used to determine the number of students who really took part in the examination and had also filled the posting forms to be posted either manually or online.

With this information ,there is an absolutely possibility of trainees being posted as early as possible and possibly before the resumption of the new academic year.

Earlier

Trainees had earlier been confused concerning the release of their postings which is believed to had kept longer than it used to be. The Ghana Education service explained that trainees will be posted based on their performance and may not post trainees who had failed  in any of their papers.

Source:EducationGhana.net

Teacher trainees in the Eastern and Greater Accra sector last weekend elected their new leaders for the 2016/17 Academic year.

The outgoing vice president contested the presidency and later won convincingly to lead the sector for the net academic year.

Below is the list of Executives for the 2016/17 Academic year

Position                                                                       Name

President                                                       Emmanuel Asiedu

Vice President                                                      Linda Nonome

General Secretary                                               David Atiogbe

Vice Secretary.                                                    Edith Tetteh

Coordinator.                                                               Obed Darko

Financial Secretary                                                 Francis K Odom

Treasurer                                                                   Elizabeth Okine

Women Commissioner                                           Herty Nti Obenewa

Organizer                                                                  Francis Donkor

Dep. Organizer                                                     Nii Kpakpo Adotey

Public Relations Manager                                 Kelvin Waklatsi

Source:EducationGhana.net

Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education

Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education located in Amedzofe in the Volta Region of Ghana. The school is part of the numerous colleges of education scattered throughout the country. The College is nicknemed AMECO and it is a Mixed Institution.

Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education Admissions

Application Forms are ready for sale in February each year at the College and other Colleges of Education.

Applicants Applicants will first make a payment in the name of COLLEGES OF EDUCATION – GHANA through SMARTPAY INTO THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION-GHANA account NUMBER at any branch of the GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK where they will be issued a unique PIN (PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) with a serial number.
With this PIN, applicants will then visit:click here! and follow specific guidelines to fill in the online application form.
Applicants are to note that application forms that are not properly completed will not be processed.

NOTE: On completing the application form online, an applicant will need to print a copy which should be mailed to The Principal of the College chosen with one passport photograph and a copy of the applicant’s result slip(s).

Applicants will be notified of the receipt of their applications by SMS.For the admission proper, applicants

will receive notifications by SMS and those who do not receive any such notifications should understand it to mean that they have not been selected for admission.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:The deadline for submission of applications online is 30TH MAY

Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

The MINIMUM requirement for admission to the Three-year Basic Education Programme in a College of Education for WASSCE or SSSCE applicants is CREDIT PASSES IN FIVE (5) SUBJECTS MADE UP OF THREE CORE AND TWO ELECTIVE SUBJECTS THREE OF THE FIVE SUBJECTS MUST BE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICS, INTEGRATED SCIENCE OR SOCIAL STUDIES.

For purposes of admission, a credit pass in: (a) WASSCE MEANS GRADES A1- C6 (b) SSCE MEANS GRADES A-D

2. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMME OPTIONS The specific requirements for admission to the various Programme options are as follows:

GENERAL
WASSCE/SSCE CREDIT PASSES IN FIVE SUBJECTS COMPRISING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, CORE MATHEMATICS, INTEGRATED SCIENCE OR SOCIAL STUDIES AND TWO ELECTIVE SUBJECTS.

MATHEMATICS/SCIENCE
WASSCE/SSCE CREDIT PASSES IN FIVE SUBJECTS COMPRISING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, CORE MATHEMATICS, INTEGRATED SCIENCE AND TWO ELECTIVE SUBJECTS IN THE AREA OF MATHEMATICS AND OR SCIENCE

FRENCH
WASSCE/SSCE CREDIT PASSES IN FIVE SUBJECTS COMPRISING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, CORE MATHEMATICS, INTEGRATED SCIENCE OR SOCIAL STUDIES AND TWO ELECTIVE SUBJECTS INCLUDING FRENCH.

TECHNICAL
WASSCW/SSCE PASSES IN FIVE SUBJECTS COMPRISING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, CORE MATHEMATICS, INTEGRATED SCIENCE OR SOCIAL STUDIES AND TWO RELEVANT ELECTIVE SUBJECTS.

NOTE

Prospective applicants should wait to get all their results before applying because only results provided at the time of submitting applications will be used in selecting students.

Completing the application form online is the first step in the selection process. Applicants are therefore entreated to read through the admission documents carefully before completing their application.

Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education Contact Address

0362122002/9
P. O. Box 12,
Amedzofe

Subah Info Solutions has awarded scholarships to 15 National Service personnel of the Urban Sanitation Module (USM) under the National Waste Bin Distribution (NaWaBin) for their hard work.

The 15 were part of 92 personnel selected from the 2015/2016 year group.

All National Service personnel received tablets, various cash amounts and other prizes.

The distinguished 15 winners will be fully sponsored by Subah to India and The Netherlands for further studies at a cost of not less than $15,000 for each student.

The objective of the programme is to develop data sharing and data security policy to ensure the continued integrity of the platform and establish the governance structure required to optimise the benefits from geospatial resources.

It was also to develop collaborations with the geospatial community of Ghana to foster integration and seamless harmonization of existing geospatial infrastructure whilst defining strategies for quality spatial data discovery, timely access and use to prevent duplication of data collection, updating and investments, to develop strategy for the promotion and awareness of the platform and incorporate the platform into a broader global SDI system.

Mr Birendra Sasmal, Chief Executive Officer of Subah, said the students will partake in courses such as Geo-technology, Soft and Hardware Management and Spatial Data Management.

He said the sponsorship which would be an annual affair is to encourage the youth to go into the learning of technology.

Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group, said National Service Personnel who proved to be excellent ought to be supported and lifted for success.

He said Suba is partnering with GENESIS, an Indian company, and the beneficiaries would work to improve on their skills whilst schooling more so the company is supporting Subah with $3 million every year for their operations.

Dr Kpesah Whyte, Executive Director of the NSS, said the scheme is a programme of national responsibility and that institutions must emulate Subah to support service personnel in learning.

Mr Mahama Ayariga, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, said his outfit led Town and Country Planning Department to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Subah to use the data collected for good planning.

The National Waste Bin Distribution Programme is a nationwide private financing and technical initiative between Melchia Investment Ghana Limited, a Ghanaian firm and the National Service Scheme of Ghana.

The programme which commenced in June 2015 was to develop a Geospatial platform with an integrated waste bin distribution and collection database system to optimise waste bin distribution and collection.

This effort has evolved further – building on previous government’s initiatives such as the Ghana Street Naming Exercise, to expand Ghana’s digital geospatial footprint to facilitate public and private sector decision making, retrieval and updating of information, revenue mobilization enhancement and development controls

Credit:GNA

Foso College of Education is a preferred institution among the committee of Colleges for the training of teachers, mainly for basic schools in Ghana. It was incorporated as a co-educational teacher training college by the first republican administration of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on the 15th of November, 1965 under the headship of Mr. R. R. Essah.

In its forty-seven years of existence, FOSCO (as the College is affectionately called by its numerous patrons and stakeholders) has had the dispensation and concession to pilot every major pre-tertiary and now quasi-tertiary teacher training programmes in Ghana. Some of them are the following:

2-Year Post-Middle Cert. ‘B’
2-Year Post-‘B’ Cert. ‘A’
4-Year Post-Middle Cert. ‘A’
2-Year Post-Sec Cert. ‘A’
2-Year Post-‘A’ Specialist Programme in Agric. Sci.
3-Year Post-Sec Specialist Programme in Math., Science and Agric. Sci
2-Year Modular Programme for Untrained teachers
2-Year Post-Modular Cert. ‘A’
3-Year Post-Sec Cert. ‘A’
3-Year Diploma in Basic Education
4-Year Untrained Teachers Diploma in Basic Education
The college has been headed by the following since its establishment

Mr. R. R. Essah 1965 – 1975
Mr. E. A. Graham 1975 – 1780
Mr. E. O. Gyarteng 1980 – 1988
Rev. Bruce Asare 1988 – 1991

Mr. M. A. Kwofie 1991 – 1996
Mr. J. S. Ocran 1996 – 1999
Mr. J. B. K. Mensah 1999 – 2010
Mr. S. K. Baidoo 2010 – 2011 (Acting Principal)
Dr. Nana Kwaku Asiedu (Current Principal)
Under the tutelage of the University of Cape Coast, the College has been running Diploma in Basic Education Programmes since the year 2005, for which certificate of accreditation was obtained in September, 2007. In line with its motto: ‘Character, Wisdom, Knowledge’, the College has a vision which propels it to endeavour to become a centre of academic excellence, intellectual brilliance and professional competence for training quality teachers whose orientation is holistic and consistent with societal and national aspirations and development.

The College is situated on a land area of one square kilometer, off the Cape Coast – Kumasi highway at the southern outskirts of Assin Foso. FOSCO is therefore centrally positioned between four major universities; University of Cape Coast (1 hour drive), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (2 hours drive), University of Education, Winneba (2 hours drive), and University of Ghana, Legon (2.5 hours drive). This situation offers opportunities for research, exchange of ideas, experiences and other forms of collaborations with these institutions of higher learning, thereby creating conducive environment for exploring knowledge.

Currently, the College can boast of 52 teaching and 57 non-teaching staff who are competently handling almost 900 students. All the 54 teaching staff, have completed either the course work or graduated in a post-graduate programme.

Residential facilities accommodate 37 teaching staff, 5 non-teaching staff, and a total of 600 levels 100 & 200 regular students.The College has academic facilities such as classrooms, departmental offices, science laboratories, computer laboratories and a library which greatly facilitate academic work.

As a College that believes in holistic development and nurturing of high caliber of teachers, FOSCO intermingle academic work with character training through allied activities, role-modeling and mentorship. Strong, positive religious and cultural values as well as talent development are rigorously enforced.

Again, FOSCO has an enviable record of academic performance among the committee of Colleges. It is one of only three Colleges of Education in Ghana to record First Class Honours for the first time ever since the inception of the Diploma in Basic Education Programme in basic teacher training.

These and many other unique attributes place FOSCO in a pedigree that makes it ‘first among equals’

Foso College of Education Admissions

Application Forms are ready for sale in February each year at the College and other Colleges of Education.

Applicants Applicants will first make a payment of ONE HUNDRED GHANA CEDIS (GHC100.00) in the name of COLLEGES OF EDUCATION – GHANA through SMARTPAY INTO THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION-GHANA account NUMBER at any branch of the GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK where they will be issued a unique PIN (PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) with a serial number.
With this PIN, applicants will then visit: http://admissions.princof.org and follow specific guidelines to fill in the online application form.

Applicants are to note that application forms that are not properly completed will not be processed.

NOTE: On completing the application form online, an applicant will need to print a copy which should be mailed to The Principal of the College chosen with one passport photograph and a copy of the applicant’s result slip(s).

Applicants will be notified of the receipt of their applications by SMS.For the admission proper, applicants will receive notifications by SMS and those who do not receive any such notifications should understand it to mean that they have not been selected for admission.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:The deadline for submission of applications online is 30TH MAY

Foso College of Education Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

The MINIMUM requirement for admission to the Three-year Basic Education Programme in a College of Education for WASSCE or SSSCE applicants is CREDIT PASSES IN FIVE (5) SUBJECTS MADE UP OF THREE CORE AND TWO ELECTIVE SUBJECTS THREE OF THE FIVE SUBJECTS MUST BE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICS, INTEGRATED SCIENCE OR SOCIAL STUDIES.

For purposes of admission, a credit pass in: (a) WASSCE MEANS GRADES A1- C6 (b) SSCE MEANS GRADES A-D

2. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMME OPTIONS The specific requirements for admission to the various Programme options are as follows:

GENERAL
WASSCE/SSCE CREDIT PASSES IN FIVE SUBJECTS COMPRISING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, CORE MATHEMATICS, INTEGRATED SCIENCE OR SOCIAL STUDIES AND TWO ELECTIVE SUBJECTS.

MATHEMATICS/SCIENCE
WASSCE/SSCE CREDIT PASSES IN FIVE SUBJECTS COMPRISING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, CORE MATHEMATICS, INTEGRATED SCIENCE AND TWO ELECTIVE SUBJECTS IN THE AREA OF MATHEMATICS AND OR SCIENCE

FRENCH
WASSCE/SSCE CREDIT PASSES IN FIVE SUBJECTS COMPRISING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, CORE MATHEMATICS, INTEGRATED SCIENCE OR SOCIAL STUDIES AND TWO ELECTIVE SUBJECTS INCLUDING FRENCH.

TECHNICAL
WASSCW/SSCE PASSES IN FIVE SUBJECTS COMPRISING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, CORE MATHEMATICS, INTEGRATED SCIENCE OR SOCIAL STUDIES AND TWO RELEVANT ELECTIVE SUBJECTS.

NOTE

Prospective applicants should wait to get all their results before applying because only results provided at the time of submitting applications will be used in selecting students.

Completing the application form online is the first step in the selection process. Applicants are therefore entreated to read through the admission documents carefully before completing their application.

FRENCH
WASSCE/SSCE CREDIT PASSES IN FIVE SUBJECTS COMPRISING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, CORE MATHEMATICS, INTEGRATED SCIENCE OR SOCIAL STUDIES AND TWO ELECTIVE SUBJECTS INCLUDING FRENCH.

TECHNICAL
WASSCW/SSCE PASSES IN FIVE SUBJECTS COMPRISING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, CORE MATHEMATICS, INTEGRATED SCIENCE OR SOCIAL STUDIES AND TWO RELEVANT ELECTIVE SUBJECTS.

NOTE

Prospective applicants should wait to get all their results before applying because only results provided at the time of submitting applications will be used in selecting students.

Completing the application form online is the first step in the selection process. Applicants are therefore entreated to read through the admission documents carefully before completing their application.

Zoomlion Foundation in collaboration with Ministry of Education organized a National Quiz Competition in all 10 regions of Ghana for basic schools to help raise the level of environmental sanitation awareness among school children and the general public.

The quiz competition which involved members of Zoomkids Club in basic schools was under the direct supervision of the School Health Education Programme (SHEP) and Club Patrons of selected schools.

The winner of the competition Ms. Mercy Abena Arthur of Nav-West Basic School at Old Sekoin Western Region received a prize for an all-expense paid trip to Dubai.

The purpose of the trip is for Mercy to experience firsthand how a clean city looks like to boost her morale to champion environmental cleanliness.

She would be travelling during the school vacation with her Club patron (i.e. volunteer teacher of the Zoomkids Club).

They will visit special areas of environmental education interests.

The second prize of GH₵7,000 went to Ms. Mary Tee Magdalene Tepuabil from Bolgatanga, Upper East whilst Master Linus Tabari, of Presbyterian SSNIT model primary school from Nator in Upper West whilst took the third prize of GH₵5,000.

Master Godfred Bediako of Kakumdo M/A Basic School in the Central Region received the fourth prize of GH₵4,000.

The Executive Chairman of Zoomlion/Jospong Group of Companies, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, said “as the company celebrates its10th anniversary it is important to engage the school children to be part of this memorable event and to appreciate their contributions towards sanitation improvement”.

Touching on why Zoomlion funded the quiz competition, Mrs. Florence Larbi, Managing Director of Zoomlion Ghana Limited explained that the quiz competition will improve on the knowledge of young people on environmental issues. She said Zoomlion has operated the Zoomkids club which is environmental sanitation and health clubs in schools across the country for the past eight years and there is the need to continuously improve on the knowledge of children and youth on environmental sanitation.

An elated Ms. Mercy Arthur who won the competition was grateful to God and the Foundation for organizing the event.

“I feel so excited. Zoomkids Club is the best club every student should join. Not only does it increase your knowledge in personal hygiene, your confidence is boosted as you are not shy to speak to your peers about the need to observe environmental sanitation,” she said.

Mercy hopes to become a doctor in future and said she would not only care for the sick but also take care of the environment.

The Director of SHEP, Mrs. Nana Esi Inkoom said there is the need for more collaboration between Zoomlion and SHEP to bring about improvement in school health and sanitation. She encouraged Zoomlion not to relent in its efforts in supporting the activities of the club.

The various stages of the quiz competition including Northern Sector Zonal competition, Southern Sector Zonal competition, and Semi-final and Final competitions were aired live on Ghana Television. The quiz master, Mr. Afari Yeboah of “What do you know” fame took the contestants through the various exciting moments.

The Ghana  National Association of Teachers will in November  give pen drives and other souvenirs to members as end of year packages ,EducationGhana.net can confirm.

Each member of the Association will be receiving a very well packaged diary with added features,a souvenir of dual purpose(pen/pen drives) and a calendar.Meanwhile,only dues paying members will benefit from the package.

The giving out of end of year packages became popular and very competitive after the Coalition of Concerned Teachers started giving out CINDY RICE to its members as end of year packages.

Though many described their earlier packages as a way of getting more members,others also  saw it as creating competition and this really put other associations on their toes to start giving out end of year packages.

Though GNAT was known for giving out Calendars and Diaries to its members,the inclusion of other souvenirs started three years ago when members were given a pocket radio in 2014/15 academic year,and a portable table clock in the 2015/16 academic year.

Source :EducationGhana.net

An 18 years old SHS graduate by name Mary is reported to have attempted committing suicide after being jilted by Ghanaian musician Criss Waddle.The lady is believed to be residing  at Tech, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.

According to reports,Mary is believed to have said that she met the musician on instagram and later became friends with him.The friendship is believed to have grown to an extent that the said girl even visited him on several occasions of which they even engaged in sexual affair.

According to her,the musician took pictures of her during one of her visits and later circulated the pictures on social media which attracted insults from the general public.

A situation that has landed her into attempting ton commit  suicide to end the embarrassment.

Source:EducationGhana.net

The Ministry of Education in Collaboration with the Ghana Education Service has released the approved fees for Senior High Schools in the public sector for the 2016/2017 academic year.

This was confirmed by the Minister of Education,Prof. Nana Opoku Agyemang on Wednesday afternoon at a brief event where she presented School Supplies to district directors of education for onward distribution to public Basic Schools ahead of the 2016/17 academic year which begins next week.

The Minister confirmed that the progressively free SHS programme had taken care of more items on the bill for students as her ministry was ready to welcome 120,000 boarders in line with the expansion of the progressively free SHS agenda of President Mahama.

Below are the approved fees for the next Academic year..

1.Continuing Day Students    GH¢20.00

2.Continuing Boarding Students GH¢487.20

3.First Year Day Students.    GH¢460.00

4.First Year Boarders  GH¢922.20

The school supplies presented by the minister include

1.Attendance Registers for teachers   350,000

2.Teachers Note Books 230,000

3.White Chalk  2,400,000

4.School Uniforms. 209,415

5.School sandals 40,000

6.Dictionaries  2,549,647

Source:EducationGhana.net

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT)  will no longer operate its Home Ownership Scheme popular known as the GNAT Home Ownership Scheme (GHOS) EducationGhana.net  can confirm.

The Scheme started  about three years ago. with only 230 teachers having interest in the scheme and had registered for the facility.

The Union has encouraged its members to take advantage of the Habitat Loan Facility.

The Union has also expanded its Cancer Fund to other Health Facilities which intended to benefit members.

Meanwhile,Prof. Duodu and other consultants from the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have been assigned to design a Health Fund Package for all GNAT members.

The Consultants are expected to present their proposals for discussion at a council meeting for onward ratification by conference.

Source :EducationGhana.net

President Mahama has advised tertiary students to take a critical look at job prospects of courses before they apply to study in order to  curb the high incidence of graduate unemployment.

He made this statement at the University of Cape Coast on Thursday night, September 8th during his Central Region tour. This tour forms part of the ruling NDC’s preparations towards the general elections this December. Prior to his visit to UCC, the president had already toured several communities within the central region to monitor ongoing projects and as well propagate the “Changing Lives, Transforming Ghana” agenda.

Speaking to a section of senior staffs and students of the University of Cape Coast, the President emphasized the need for students and prospective students to have a fore knowledge about a particular course of study before selecting the course.

This, the president said , will ensure that , students are well-informed with the existing job prospects related to their course of study before it is selected.
” Don’t pursue a course just because it is available and also a degree is awarded for that particular course” He admonished. This according to the President will go a long way to address the graduate unemployment the nation is battling.

President Mahama also hinted on a progressively free tertiary education in the near future and  justified the need to  uphold the decision to scrap the teacher trainee allowances.

Other dignitaries present at the event were Hon.Okudzeto Ablakwa-minister in charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Dominic D. Kuupole- the outgoing vice chancellor of UCC , Honourable Koby Acheampong- NDC Aspirant for Cape Coast North Constituency including other senior staffs of UCC and Central Regional Executives of the ruling NDC.

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