Education Minister launches Channel MOE TV
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has launched its television station with the aim of promoting education towards national transformation.
The station, known as “Channel MOE”, will focus on transmitting quality education content to students, teachers, parents and other viewers across the globe.
It is currently available on Terrestrial satellite channels and direct broadcast satellite (DBS).
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, launched the station in Accra yesterday and expressed excitement that the many months of hard work had finally paid off.
He expressed the hope that the TV station would enhance the impact of teaching and learning as it would provide quality information to viewers.
The Education Minister praised the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Centre for National Distance Learning and Open Schooling (CENDLOS), Nana Gyamfi Agyabour, and the staff of the agency for their hard work which had led to the successful launch of the station.
Dr Adutwum, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bosomtwe, was upbeat that the new station would help show the various developments in the sector and also help in the teaching and learning process.
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum being interviewed by a student presenter
That, he added, could be done by allowing the teaching of certain lessons on television for the benefit of students who watch such lessons.
He also praised all development partners who contributed in diverse ways towards the successful procurement, installation and conduct of a test transmission which lasted a couple of months.
Dr Adutwum was particularly happy that the launch of the station would serve as a good platform to transmit quality instructions to students and other viewers as well as quality information needed by all viewers to improve their lives.
“We are building one Ghana where the children of the poor and the rich would have the opportunity to study together to develop their future through the attainment of quality education,” he said.
The Education Minister urged all Ghanaians to ensure that they vote massively for the New Patriotic Party on December 7 to continue the good works it has started for the good of the nation.
Joy
For his part, the CEO of CENDLOS, the centre implementing the initiative, expressed joy at the launch of the TV station, saying it would go a long way to educate and entertain viewers.
Nana Agyabour commended Dr Adutwum for his exceptional leadership and vision which led to the incubation of the station and the final execution.
The CEO commended the developing partners of CENDLOS, such as Plan International, UNICEF and CAMFED Ghana, an NGO which supports girls’ education and leadership, among others, for their support towards the attainment of the feat.