BOMPEH Senior High Technical School in Takoradi has marked its silver jubilee celebration with the call for improved infrastructure to contain the growing needs of the school.
The Minister of Education, Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, in his response assured parents and head of schools that the ongoing additional classroom blocks to accommodate the first year group will be ready for the next academic year.
He reiterated that plans to enroll the first year group to schools this academic year was on course and there should be no cause for alarm.
Mr Tettey-Enyo said all schools in the country would be provided with at least the minimum requirements to facilitate quality teaching and learning.
Knowing the urgency required to get the additional classroom ready, he said the government did not delay in awarding the contracts for the commencement of work.
“Reports across the country indicate that work had already started in most of the schools with the support of various district, municipal and metropolitan assemblies,” the Minister said.
He also stated that apart from the current project to house first year group, other projects had been started in phases and efforts were being made to ensure that all schools would have their share of needed infrastructure.
The minister said initial preparations regarding the review of the school curriculum to meet the current changes in the duration of senior high schools had started and there should not be any problem in that respect.
He indicated that with the support from the development partners, there was a capacity building; training for teachers in second cycle in core subject areas such as English, Mathematics, Integrated Science and Social Studies.
Mr Teteh-Enyo said the government had also put in place an initiative to improve the computerised school selection and placement system to ensure efficiency.
He expressed the hope that as many candidates as possible that qualify for this year’s admissions would be admitted to continue their education at the senior level.
The government he said was committed to fulfill its mandate towards the provision of quality and affordable education for the entire citizenry but would require the contributions of all stakeholders to play their roles in this regard.
The guest speaker, Prof. D.D. Kuupole, Pro-vice chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, urged the government to reposition technical and vocational education and training in the country to feed the growing need in the industrial sector.
He said with the latest discovery of oil and gas, there was the need for critical attention to ensure that technical education became the catalyst for the country’s development.
The Headmistress of the school, Mrs Aba Smith, enumerated some of the challenges facing the school and called for support.
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