Let's collectively fight falling education standards – Deputy Minister

General News of Saturday, July 27, 2019

Source: Ghananewsagency.org

2019-07-27

Mr. Amidu Issahaku Chinnia, Deputy Minister of the Upper West West, called on stakeholders in the education sector to collectively tackle declining standards in the area of ​​education and training. education in the region.

He added that most schools had only weak results, especially during the examination of the certificate of basic education (BECE) over the years, which called on all stakeholders to think about the nature of the problem and the best way to solve it.

The Deputy Minister spoke at a youth empowerment forum in Wa, with the goal of creating a platform for stakeholders to dialogue and propose solutions. aimed at reducing the decline of educational standards in the region.

The forum was organized by the Ghana Youth Federation on the theme: "Accountability; the foundation of our educational development ".

Mr Chinnia called on the actors in the education sector to be accountable for their actions and to fulfill their tasks and responsibilities accordingly, in order to ensure quality education for younger generations.

"Educational responsibility involves a wide range of ways in which education providers are accountable for their work and held accountable for their performance," he noted.

He indicated that he was providing the necessary funding for infrastructure, teaching and learning materials to improve the quality of education; Stakeholders, particularly heads of institutions, internal auditors and education accountants, have a key role to play in ensuring that control measures are put in place to promote wise use. Resource.

It has therefore appealed to teachers and education officials at various municipal and district bademblies in the region to regularly improve their knowledge and skills to ensure efficiency. to meet the challenge.

Mr. Abu K. ​​Salifu, Head of the Regional Examination of the Upper West, said the poor results achieved over the years by students having pbaded the certification exam of the Basic Education (BECE) in the region had been a source of concern for stakeholders.

It revealed that out of a total of 12,225 students attending the 2017/2018 academic year, only 41,174 students, or 34.14%, were successful.

Haruna Zinentah, vice president of the Ghana Youth Federation, said the poor performance of students has been a headache for young people in the region. It was therefore necessary for stakeholders to come up with recommendations to change the trend.

Mr. Archibald Donkoh, Acting Regional Director of the Interim National Youth Authority for the West, said that accountability, transparency, a high level of commitment and sacrifice were needed to ensure a complete and quality education for young people.

Some forum participants attributed the abominable performance of students to teacher absenteeism and student laziness.