EDUCATION

The Ministry of Defense and Zipline Ghana, one of Ghana’s top drone companies, have contacted the Ministry of Education to join with Afia Kobi Girls SHS in Ghana’s drone production. Dr. Osei Yaw Adutwum, the Minister of study, who made this announcement also said that UMAT has expressed interest in …

The Controller and Accountant General (CAGD) has been requested in writing by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to withhold the salaries of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) members for the month of August. According to a statement issued by the director of administration, Saaka Sayuti, …

Ransford Edward Gyampo, a professor of political science at the University of Ghana, has been chosen to lead the University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). In the election held on August 15, 2023, the brilliant and well-known scholar received 93.3 percent of the total …

One hundred and eight pregnant girls took the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Ashanti region, according to the Ghana Education Service’s Ashanti Regional Directorate. Additional 104 nursing mothers reported for the full time of the inspection, according to the directorate. In an exclusive interview with OTEC News …

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) is on strike, and the minority in parliament has urged the government to stop using threats instead of working with them to address their issues. Following their industrial action to seek improved working conditions, teachers went on strike in August, and …

The Kumasi Technical University’s non-registered students who were ordered by the authorities to defer their schooling will get the opportunity to write their end-of-second-semester exams for the 2022–2023 academic year. This comes after the university decided to require the students to take a special exam. According to a statement made by …

Today, Friday, August 11, 2023, the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for this academic year has concluded nationwide. The 2023 BECE officially started on Monday, August 7, 2023. For the BECE, more than 600,000 candidates applied. The amount for this year reflects a significant 5.4% increase over last year. The …

Two Teachers were detained by the police on August 7, 2023, for cheating on exams at the Dunkwa Secondary Technical Center in the Central Region’s Upper Denkyira East Municipality. Albert Adu-Gyan and Yaw Adadai, two suspects who worked as teachers at PEEBLE Calvary and Oxford Santech schools, respectively, were apprehended …

Over 600,000 BECE candidates are taking the exams commencing today, Monday, August 7, 2023, and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has wished them well. The vice president gave the applicants encouragement by telling them they could succeed with flying colors. On the first day of the exam, Dr. Bawumia posted …

The 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which began today, is being taken by 602,457 junior high school pupils in Ghana. The total number of candidates, 602,457, is an increase of 49,049 over the 553,408 total from the previous year. Both school and private candidates would take the test at the …