Adapt to changing trends in education — Dr Dzakadzie
The Director of Tertiary Education at the Ministry of Education, Dr Yayra Dzakadzie, has urged new graduates from the colleges of education to adapt to the changing trends in the industry in order to remain relevant in transforming Ghana.
He said education worldwide was going through a new phase hinged on technology and critical thinking beyond just the textbooks.
Dr Dzakadzie gave the advice at this year's graduation ceremony of the Agogo Presbyterian Women’s College of Education (APWCE) at Agogo last Friday.
A total of 363 students graduated from the college out of which 146 were awarded with bachelor's degree in primary education and 217 with bachelor’s degree in junior high school education.
Take advantage
Dr Dzakadzie said the new era called for realignment and serious adjustment in the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge.
He called on the graduates to pursue academic excellence through discipline.
The Director of Tertiary Education urged them to be humble, innovative, disciplined and to work hard, saying "the world requires these qualities at all levels of engagements."
He implored them to make effective use of the knowledge and skills acquired so they could navigate life with ease and to bring about the change the world had been yearning for.
Dr Dzakadzie assured colleges of education of government's continual funding support to expand infrastructure to meet international standards.
Principal
The Principal of APWCE, Rev. Dr Mrs Grace Sintim Adasi, congratulated students as well as parents and guardians for their dedication and sacrifice in helping the school to mould quality graduates.
She urged graduates to be the catalyst of change, advocate for equitable access to quality education and be voice for those whose voices had been marginalised.
Rev. Dr Mrs Adasi charged them to be committed and determined to face any challenge with confidence and aspire for greater heights.
She said although there had been works done in the college to improve teaching and learning, a lot more was still needed to be done.
Appeal
The principal pleaded with government and stakeholders to assist tar the school's roads, build hostels, science and ICT labs, library, purchase a standby generator and a school bus.
She appealed to stakeholders to help management fence the school plot to prevent the encroachment of a portion of the school's land.
A representative from the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Rev. Prof. Seth Asare Danso, emphasised the need for graduates to be disciplined anywhere they found themselves and enforce discipline wherever they went.
He urged them to add value to their training in order to be competitive in the job market.