Hundreds of scores on Saturday, July 1, 2023 joined the Presbyterian College of Education in Akropong in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region to celebrate its 175th Anniversary Celebration.
Speaking at the program, the Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Gifty Twum Ampofo said, research has proven, that, every country’s gross tertiary enrollment ratio has a lot to do with its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and teachers have a key role to play to ensure the economy is well grown.
“So, for the instructors and lecturers, ones they have this responsibility in mind and get so much committed to it, then we are sure, that the gross tertiary enrollment ratio would definitely goes high and when that happens the GDP of the country would also increase”, she noted.
Gifty Twum Ampofo, who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region emphatically stated, that, if the economy does not do well it is not the economy or the finance minister but rather it is the teacher because the performance of the economy depends on the country’s gross tertiary enrollment ratio.
In addition, the Moderator for Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Right Rev. Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante noted, Colleges of Education are now offering degree programs and as at now their tuitors don’t know whether they should call themselves lectures or not thou they keep receiving school teachers salaries.
He prayed the gov’t to do something about it as soon as possible.
“I’m saying this because, we have had a situations where some of our tutors go get higher degrees and then they would be porched by the Universities which is not good at all and is big challenges confronting the colleges of Education and call on gov’t to stop them”, he fumed.
For his part, Senior Presidential staffer, Nana Yaw Osafo Marfo who represented President Akufo-Addo questioned about the level of indiscipline currently denting the image of Presbyterians compared to their era where disciplne was key to their success. On that score, he called for a review to help maintain disciplinary level of the institution
He furthered that, there is saying, all other professions can brag but a teacher taught them all and he find it to be true because he is who he is today because someone taught him how to read and right.
Nana Yaw Osafo Marfo continue to say, Teachers are the foundation of knowledge and civilization for the society and they must be taking good care of.
Meanwhile, the Principal for the Akropong Presbyterian College of Education, Rev.Dr. Nicholas Apreh Siaw indicate that, despite chopping some success, there are other challenges facing them and one of them is inadequate staff accommodation.
He also mention that, they need financial support to fence their lands because some people have resorted encroaching it.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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