Education

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has challenged Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and Principals of Technical and Vocational Education and Training TVET Institutions to improve their educational outcomes or stand the risk of having their institutions closed down.  He explained that a school with a consistent zero to ten per

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has presented 500 desks for distribution to 11 schools within the metropolis. Beneficiary institutions are State Experimental M/A Basic 2, State Experimental M/A Basic 1, Al-Huda Islamic Basic, St. Augustine’s Anglicn Primary, Sokoban Methodist Primary and J.H.S, Adum Presby J.H.S. Others include WESCO Demonstration, Opoku Ware M/A Primary, Ave Maria R/C,

The office other Executive Director other Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS), has urged Private School operators across the country, to be patient and accommodating of parents, who may have some challenges with School Fees payment, amidst the necessary fee increments. We all know the economic conditions we have found ourselves in as a

By Enock Akonnor, enockakonnor2013@gmail.com The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has commenced Ashanti Region’s version of the free 5-day training program for proprietors, Heads of Schools, Supervisors and Teachers. It is a government of Ghana supported  program sponsored fully by the Ministry of Finance. The role of GNACOPS; an approved service provider under

By Enock Akonnor, enockakonnor2013@gmail.com The City Mayor of Kumasi Hon Sam Pyne on Tuesday 4th October 2022 handed over a total of 800 mono and dual desks to the Metro Education Directorate. They are meant for distribution to 6 schools within the metropolis and the aim is to enhance academic activities. Beneficiary institutions were Islamic

Story by Enock Akonnor enockakonnor2013@gmail.com Kumasi Academy Past Students Association (KAPSA-AKUNINI GLOBAL) has put up an ultra-modern Science laboratory for Kumasi Academy Senior High School (KUMACA); a Ghana Baptist Convention Mission School. Total cost of the monumental structure was given as GHs 9.6million and the acquisition of the aforesaid price value for the construction was

1. *BACKGROUND* As a health pandemic, COVID-19 has quickly become an economic and social catastrophe of immense proportion. It has devasted economies around the world leading to unprecedented levels of unemployment and joblessness. In Ghana, the measures implemented to contain the spread of the virus brought the economy to a virtual halt. Economic growth for

The government, through the Ministry of Finance has finally launched the training and retraining programme for *workers in the private education,* ( Teachers, Managers and Owners) tourism and hospitality sectors of the country. The programme falls within the component of the National Unemployment Insurance Scheme (NUIS) under the ‘Obaatan Pa’ Ghana Cares initiative designed to

Member schools of the Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS)-Ashanti have held a match pass as part of their week long celebration. On Thursday 16th June 2022, a little over 80 schools within the Kumasi metro paraded at the Baba Yara Sports stadium to partake in the activity. Among them were the Otumfuo Osei

Depreciation of the Ghana Cedi is seriously impeeding the delivery of private schools; executives of Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) have hinted. President of GNAPS Dr. Damascus Tuurosong lamented on Thursday 9th June 2022 that “the free fall of the Ghana Cedi against international currencies especially the US Dollar has escalated the cost

Story by Enock Akonnor enockakonnor2013@gmail.com The Ghana Baptist University College (GBUC) on Saturday 11th June 2022 held its 13th graduation ceremony. 479 students graduated and were credited with awards of degrees and diplomas from the University of Cape Coast. The breakdown is as follows; Business School (Degree-197, Diploma-59), School of Theology and Ministry (MAM-19, Degree-52,

H.E Dr Mahamudu Bawumia launched the 60th anniversary celebrations of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) today with a call on schools and other training institutions to fully embrace and leverage technology to train the next generation of leaders. Alluding to the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the world, especially on teaching and learning,

11/05/2022 *General Notices -GNACOPS MEMBERS* Please members kindly understand and appreciate also that, fraudsters who always call and induce you that ( GNACOPS) is updating it’s platforms and so send some code to them for reactivation are just a mere misrepresentations. They do that to get you involve in their cooked fraudulently activities and also

Kumasi city Mayor Hon Sam Pyne has challenged candidates in the ongoing 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BEEC) to avoid all forms of examination malpractices so as to save guard their results. He has also urged them to give out their best so as to benefit from the Free Senior High School policy in their

Assembly member for the Duase electoral area in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Hon Prince Osei Mensah has urged parents and guardiance of BECE candidates not to do things that will destruct the minds of their wards who are currently preparing for the examination. He said that’s the safest way through which he believes the children

Kessben University College (KUC), Kumasi, has been granted accreditation to run a 4-year Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communications degree with options in: Broadcast Journalism; Print Journalism; Public Relations; and Advertising Studies by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC). The new B. A. in Media and Communications degree is going to take off in

The Governing Council of the Kessben University College (KUC), Kumasi has appointed Mr. Frank Laud Boateng as it’s new Chief Examinations Officer (CEO). Mr. Boateng is charge to be responsible for all the departments of the University including the School of Liberal Arts, School of Physical Sciences and School of Business within the College. Mr.

Formal Education was birthed by our colonial masters when they came for their missionary work and saw the need to establish most missionary schools. The Bethel missionary, catholic missionary, Almadiyya schools among many others were established to specifically give education to Mulato children and people from worthy homes. This line of education delivery saw the

The Executive Director for Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) Enoch Gyetuah is calling for the immediate dissolution of role and dismissal of the current top officials of WAEC. He is demanding that government should kick all top officials out of office the way he (government) did to C.K Akonnor; sacked coach of the

Officials of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) on Monday embarked on an inspection visit at the various centers registered for the just commenced 2021 WASSCE. Schools and centers visited were T.I Ahmadiya Senior High School, Kumasi Anglican Senior High School and Serwaah Nyarko Senior High School; all located within the Metropolis. Officials who partook in