Ghana’s College of Education set for transformation with new bill to revise act

Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has stated that this year, the government will initiate a new bill in Parliament to update the Colleges of Education Act, 2012 ACT 847, to provide them complete licit assistance to operate functionally as a degree-conferring institution.

Before the end of 2025, I am providing you with the warrant that the government will initiate a new bill in Parliament to update ACT 847 to provide complete licit assistance to the Colleges of Education’s recent situation.

Mr Iddrisu met the National Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF) in Accra, and he said, “We trust this will provide you the required licit support to function effectively, as Ghana Colleges of Education are recently granting degrees and are not subjected to the administration of the Ghana Education Service.”

47 principals of the Colleges of Education attended the meeting. The gathering gave them a chance to inform the sector minister on the growth in the institutions of education and be knowledgeable about the government’s scheme management for the colleges of education. Again, they suggested submissions to help enhance teacher education to improve studying end results.

Mr Iddrisu also guaranteed the managing directors that in the days ahead, according to their remaining amendments, the government would add up to the ruling councils of the Colleges of Education for efficient controlling and operating of the colleges.

Mr Iddrisu went on and pledged the government would at least provide one PhD funding to each of the colleges of education to aid and help improve capabilities or potentials.

The minister also said he, together with all beneficiaries, would function and operate to upgrade the working state. “We’ll function to make sure your state of performance of one’s duty is confronted on time,” he added. Again, Mr Iddrisu pledged to cooperate with GETFund to finish at the minimum 10 rejected programmes and projects in the colleges.

Prof. Samuel Awinkene Atintono, the National President of PRINCOF, spoke out to the government to raise the monthly teacher trainee allowance. The recent allowance was insufficient, mainly when only Gh₵8 per day was granted for providing food for one student each. “The recent budget does not come in accordance with the necessities of students, mainly their provision of food.

He stated that we are prompting the government to analyse it intensely. Prof. Atintono also suggested to the government to take into consideration putting an end to providing food for students as a whole but rather, shoot up the payment to encourage students to control their own feeding.

He added that the time has come for us to reconsider the feeding programmes in the colleges. Enhance thes’ ability to manage their feeding with a more satisfactory allowance.

In a similar growth, the managing directors also spoke out to the government to accelerate the approval of their state of performing one’s duty, adding, “We have to be given equitable requirements to demonstrate our participation in teacher training in Ghana.”

The managing directors went ahead and requested the provision of authorised mechanisms and elevated help or aid for structures or frameworks growth.

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