Deputy Education Minister Dr Clement Apaak has described Ghanaian teachers as the most important variable in the education mix.
His comments endorse the appeals made by President John Dramani Mahama to empower and respect teachers as part of initiatives aimed at successfully implementing new reforms within the sector.
President John Dramani Mahama has highlighted the importance of empowering and respecting teachers as a crucial component of successful educational reform.
According to him, amidst global uncertainty, rapid technological progress, and demographic shifts, Ghana must determine the optimal education system to serve its people, a question that prompted the National Education Forum.
He stated this at the Jubilee House during the presentation of the Final Report of the National Education Forum.
The president stated that his administration will prioritise the professional development, motivation, and welfare of our teachers, adding that no education reform can succeed without empowered and respected teachers.
“As part of our reform agenda, we will improve teacher training colleges, provide continuous professional learning opportunities, and implement a fair, transparent deployment and incentive system that rewards excellence and supports underserved areas.”
Speaking in support of the call made by the President, Dr Apaak, who is also the Builsa South MP, remarked that investing in the welfare of teachers will ensure that the reforms pursued by the government succeed.
He also reiterated the commitment of the government in providing continuous professional learning opportunities and implementing a fair, transparent deployment and incentive system for teachers who agree to go teach in rural communities.
He wrote in a Facebook post saying, “The teacher is the most important variable in the education mix. Consequently, prioritising the professional development, motivation, and welfare of our teachers will ensure that our education reforms succeed. According to President John Dramani Mahama, education reforms cannot succeed without empowered and respected teachers.
President John Dramani Mahama has noted further, rightly so, that as part of our reform agenda, we will improve teacher training colleges, provide continuous professional learning opportunities, and implement a fair, transparent deployment and incentive system that rewards excellence and supports underserved areas.”
On the technical and vocational education, the deputy minister reaffirmed that Ghana cannot meet its developmental agenda if we ignore TVET as espoused by the president.
“We can’t meet our developmental aspirations without investing in and mainstreaming TVET. The days when students who opted for TVET were stigmatised and wrongly considered unintelligent are over. John Dramani Mahama will mainstream TVET education.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
