Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh – Minister of Education
A
total of 46 public Colleges of Education will from October 2019 collaborate
with five public universities in Ghana to roll out the Bachelor of Education
(B. Ed) programme, which was approved by
the National Accreditation Board (NAB) in July last year.
The
institutions include University of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah
University of Science and Technology, University of Cape Coast, University of
Education, Winneba, and University for Development Studies.
Prior
to the approval, a National Teachers’ Standards (NTS) and National Teacher
Education Curriculum Framework (NTECF) were produced and approved by Cabinet.
A
statement issued by the University of Ghana said the B. Ed programme is the
cumulative work undertaken by Ghanaian educators. It noted that all basic
school teachers would have to study and attain a B. Ed. degree aligned with the
NTECF and delivered by the 46 Colleges of Education in Ghana through their
affiliate public universities.
According
to the statement, the affiliations have been selected carefully to ensure that
each College of Education receives relevant mentoring and maximum benefit from
the relationship.
It
added that the curriculum had been developed to employ interactive, inclusive
and innovative teaching and learning techniques while introducing changes in
the overall assessment of pre-service teachers.
The
new B. Ed. programme has three specialism – the B. Ed Early Grade Teacher
Education, B. Ed Upper Primary Teacher Education and the B. Ed JHS Teacher
Education programmes, with the latter having specialist subject areas.
The
new B. Ed curriculum is expected to improve learning outcomes and ensure
children are motivated to be life-long learners beyond their time in school.
Orientation Workshop
Meanwhile,
a two-day orientation workshop has been organised for communicators from the
five participating public universities to explore ways to support the roadmap
for the delivery of the B. Ed. programme and to address emerging communication
issues.
Among the facilitators were Robin Todd, Prof Jophus Anamuah-Mensah, Akwasi Addae-Boahene, Dr. Eric Ananga, Ms Dinah Adiko and Enock Gyan.
BY Melvin Tarlue
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