Run all-inclusive administration - GTEC to colleges of education principals
Principals of the 46 Colleges of Education have been advised to run an all-inclusive administration devoid of divisiveness, hatred and acrimony for effective teaching and learning in the colleges.
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‘’Be open to suggestions and adopt global best practices in higher educational management based on a blueprint developed with the involvement of all key stakeholders within and outside the college.
“In addition, principals must prioritise their thematic areas as key results of administration to achieve the desired outcome in the management of the college’’.
The Director of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai gave the advice at the investiture of the new Principal of Ada College of Education (ADACOE) in the Ada East District of the Greater Accra Region, Prof. Prince Boateng.
The occasion also coincided with the graduation ceremony of the college, the launch of the 60th anniversary of the college, as well as the inauguration of the college gate.
The Ada College of Education, formally the Ada Training College, was established by Jonathan Michael Teye Dosoo, the first Principal in 1965 as one of the 35 Post–Middle Teacher Training Colleges set up that year in fulfilment of the vision of the government of the day.
Graduation
For this year, 248 graduate teachers, made up of 157 males and 91 females passed out with 55 obtaining first class, 131 obtained second class upper, 55 had second class lower and seven had third class.
The overall best student was Kofi Obuadey Torkpili and the overall best female student went to Kate Akosua Markwei.
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Leadership
Prof. Jinapor said it was important for the new principal to be mindful of the fact that he was the leader of a group of people working in an organisation and needed to be careful and conscious in order not to cross unnecessary boundaries.
“The practice of leaders doing anything and everything without recourse to laid down framework shaped as vision is bound to be confronted with challenges”, Prof. Jinapor cautioned.
He said collaboration and partnership should be key on the agenda of principals, adding “you must develop initiatives to seek collaboration and partnerships both locally and internationally through a dedicated desk that would facilitate partnerships.”
Prof. Jinapor said it was also important for principals to take conscious steps to continuously monitor and improve mentor-mentee relationships through open and frequent dialogue to address the needs, concerns and expectations of each party.
“The college should seek technical assistance and support to improve research capabilities, improvement in governance processes, admissions, teaching and learning methodologies, assessment, and quality assurance processes,” he said.
He said by implementing those strategies, the colleges of education could strengthen their relationship with the mentor universities, leading to more effective mentorship programmes and improved outcomes for all.
For his part, Prof. Boateng gave the assurance that he was going to justify the confidence all stakeholders including the GTEC reposed in him to improve the college than he had come to meet it.
“I will, therefore, with the fear of the Lord, ensure as head of the entity and spending officer, public funds in our custody are used judiciously, with the underlying aim of seeking value for money all the time’’, the new principal warned.
Professional students
He said his administration would ensure that students were highly professional, future-ready and outstanding everywhere they went.
The Governing Council Chairman, Dr Francis Boateng Agyenim hinted that soon, colleges of education reliance on the government for quality education, especially at the tertiary level would change, adding that the future of quality education was a shared responsibility between the citizenry and the government.