‘Help set up computer laboratories in schools’

The Volta Regional Manager of the Presbyterian Educational Unit, Mrs Vivian Priscilla Doe-Ablosu, has appealed to operators of private computer shops to help set up computer laboratories in schools and charge reasonable fees to help fill the yawning gap prevailing in schools.

She said the current situation where most schools still did not have computers although it was prescribed in the syllabus for study, did not augur well for computer studies in the current age of sophisticated communication age.

Mrs Doe-Ablosu gave the advice at the 6th quadrennial delegates of the women’s committee of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) at Ho.

The world as global village

Speaking on the topic, “Quality Education - The Bedrock of Regional Development,” she said, “In a world which is rapidly becoming a global village as a result of the development of sophisticated communication technologies, there is the need for all students to be computer literate and to access information on the Internet.”

In her address, the National president of the women’s committee of TEWU, Madam Johanna Hammond, advised members of the union to rise up above petty politics and stay united in building a formidable union.

She said despite some challenges, members should persevere with tenacity of purpose and move ahead.

Madam Hammond reminded them to be mindful of the gains over the years, adding that despite limited resources at hand, they should add value to those gains in order to advance to higher heights.

In a welcome address, the Volta Regional President of TEWU, Madam Millicent Damesi, called on members to rededicate themselves to the cause of the union and serve diligently at their workplaces by delivering quality services, adding that they should as a team, play an inclusive role towards the achievement of corporate goals.