Vice-President cuts sod for STEM College of Education
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut the sod for work to begin on the first tertiary-level government-owned training institution built solely for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) instructors in Ghana.
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The project, which is located in Karaga in the Northern Region, when completed, would be known as the Namburugu STEM College of Education. It is expected to train persons desirous of teaching STEM in schools across the country.
Commitment
Dr Bawumia, at the ceremony, stressed the commitment of the government to transform the education sector to respond to the changing dynamics of the 21st Century.
He said that commitment remained as strong as ever, and that the construction of the tertiary STEM training school was a further testament of that resolve. "This government continues to invest heavily in the education sector.
This commitment is evident in many ways, including the provision of free Senior High Schools, Free TVET education, building new, modern ICT-based schools, construction of specialised STEM High Schools, one of which is in Kpasinkpe, and recently, the supply of tablets to students in SHS," he said.
The Vice-President said the sod-cutting ceremony, which signalled the construction of a tertiary institution to train instructors for schools, was further evidence of the determination of the government to prepare the children of the country for the fourth industrial revolution.
The project will include accommodation for male and female students, an 800-seater auditorium, an information communication and technology centre, a living quarters for the principal, vice principal and other tutors.
The Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, for his part, urged the contractors to deliver a quality project, and in the shortest possible time. "This historic institution will be a world-class training facility, providing skills and knowledge for those who would shape the minds of our children," Rev. Fordjour added.
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He said there had been the construction of several STEM schools at both the JHS and SHS levels across the country, and mentioned a STEM school at Awaso in the Western Region, the STEM school at Abomosu in the Eastern Region, the STEM school at Bosomtwe in the Ashanti Region, as well as one at the Accra High School in the Greater Accra and the STEM School at Kpasemkpe in the North East Region.