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Education sits at the core of our government’s agenda – Bawumia

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The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated the government’s commitment to investing more in education to ensure a better future for the youth and the country.

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Speaking at the Investiture Ceremony of a new Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies in Accra on Thursday, Dr Bawumia said the quest of the government to prioritise education at all levels in the last five years is to provide inclusive access and train citizens who would make impactful contributions to the building of the nation.

“Education sits at the core of the government’s Agenda. His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is passionate about producing citizens who are productive, problem solvers, innovators and have the nation at heart,” Dr Bawumia said.

“Five years ago, the government rolled out a bold flagship programme, the Free Senior High School policy. This programme was to pave way for Junior High School (JHS) graduates who otherwise may not have had the opportunity to further their education, to be able to do so with their more privileged peers.

“Today, Senior High Schools are graduating twice the number of students they used to, if not more. Enrolment in Senior High Schools increased from 881,600 at the end of 2016 to the current level of 1,212,255 in 2021. This represents the biggest increase in secondary level enrolment in our recent history,” he said.

Dr Bawumia noted that following the overwhelming patronage of the Free SHS policy, there is an urgent need for both the government and tertiary institutions to adopt innovative ways of absorbing and granting easy access to the high number of qualified SHS graduates seeking tertiary education.

“Just last week, as part of the government’s initiative to ensure cost is not a barrier to access and participation in tertiary education, I launched the “No Guarantor Policy in the administration of the Students’ Loan Scheme.

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“Tertiary institutions will, therefore, need to equip themselves to accommodate these students. The infrastructural development underway at UPSA is an illustration of how tertiary institutions can mobilise, to absorb incoming students,” the Vice President said.

While commending Ghanaian Universities for relying on technology to teach, following the disruption to the academic calendar caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Bawumia urged tertiary institutions to continue to evolve as rapidly as possible and produce the best for the job market.

“The new normal in the world of work has forced universities to respond to the demands of their students, the job market and the digital-based nature of the professions of the future, all within the context of society are undergoing continuous transformation.

“Ghanaian Universities must have a student-centred and collaborative approach to student welfare practices and must lean further towards flexible, adaptable hybrid schemes and highly contextual educational models to remain relevant in the future.

“UPSA and other universities must become flexible, dynamic and be willing to transcend current practices to enable exploration, innovation and the creation of better academic and vocational practices to face this new world of constant change,” he noted.

Congratulating the new Chancellor, Dr K.K. Sarpong, who is also the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Dr Bawumia urged him to bring his wealth of experience to bear on his new role.

“I hope that under the stewardship of Chancellor K.K. Sarpong, UPSA will keep soaring and become even greater than it is today.”

Rex Mainoo Yeboah, ISD

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