Former President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that his government will revive TVET and E-blocks when voted into power come December, 2024 in order to give a better and more inclusive education system for Ghanaian students.
In a meeting with some teacher unions, former President John Mahama, who is also the flagbearer of the opposition party, National Democratic Congress (NDC), revealed that his government believes in the fortunes that the Technical and vocational education brings to the tables of all Ghanaian families.
Some of the teacher Unions present at the meeting were National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers.
Outlining his visions to the teacher unions on Saturday April 20, former President John Mahama mentioned that his government is going to conduct an educational reform during his first 100 years in office as elected President.
According to him, it is imperative to engage the various teacher unions in the implementation of educational policies so that the policies can run smoothly without hitches.
He said, “my administration will focus on adopting ‘first language’ as a medium of instruction from KG to Basic 3 and training more teachers in major local languages to facilitate teaching and learning at the basic levels.”
“To encourage reading at the basic level, we plan to build more libraries and resume providing reading and textbooks for all basic schools.”
“Timely disbursement of the capitation grant to education directorates and schools will be a priority, as well as removing the capping and collateralisation of the GETFUND and resuming the free sanitary pad distribution policy,” he said.
Former President added that his government has plans on decongesting the various to enhance quality education.
He said, “We also plan to review and improve the implementation of the Free SHS policy, resolve its associated challenges, and mainstream TVET and STEM in all secondary schools.
“These are just a few highlights from the productive dialogue we had. I look forward to further collaboration with teacher unions and other stakeholders to develop effective policies for the education sector.
“Together, we can build a better and more inclusive education system for our children and the future of our nation. Thank you to all the teacher unions who participated and shared their valuable insights.”
Source: peacefmonline.com
