1,000 girls will receive free engineering training

General News of Monday, February 11, 2019

Source: dailyguideafrica.com

2019-02-11

SSSRI (Institute for Space Science), the first private institute in the space science sector in Ghana, is expected to train about 1,000 girls from primary and secondary schools across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) .

According to the institute, science and gender equality are critical to achieving international development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Over the past 15 years, the global community has made considerable efforts to engage more women in science, but some of them continue to take science-related courses.

To this end, SSSRI has decided to sponsor a free 1,000 girls participating in STEM Education to commemorate the United Nations International Day of Education for Women and Girls in STEM, celebrated this year.

This day is celebrated to inspire women's creativity by promoting basic practical activities that demonstrate and integrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

It's also giving women the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to live and develop in the contemporary world of evolving science and technology.

Kow Nketsia-Richardson, SSRI's director of communications, told DAILY GUIDE that STEM Education has been recognized as a key element in providing learners with practical skills to move society forward.

"Our goal is to ensure that girls become self-reliant, develop self-confidence and develop a deeper understanding that everything is possible in life," he added.

"In addition to cultivating students 'interest in science, SSSRI aims to build students' capacity to integrate and apply knowledge and skills in different STEM disciplines," he said.

He mentioned that through the promotion of STEM education in schools, a multi-talented pool of talent with different sets and skill levels would be created to improve the competitiveness of Ghanaian students.

"We have promoted STEM education in schools in a holistic and coherent way, with strategies that include renewal of science, technology, engineering and mathematics curricula," he said. he adds.