The Director of EduWatch shares his experience during the 2023 National Education Week.

Kofi Asare, who is in charge of Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), talked about his experience at the National Department of Education Week (NEW) in 2023. The Ministry of Education organized the event.

He shared a photo on his social media account, saying, “Last week, I participated in the National Education Week (NEW), a celebration organized by the Ministry of Education for the Education Sector Agencies to evaluate their performance and prepare for the future.”

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The last time I attended NEW was in 2019, when then-Minister Napo prevented me from reading my speech because I had publicly criticised his policy. Since then, the political culture did not make me a welcome stakeholder at NEW.

NEW 2023 focused on STEM & TVET, providing insights into progress made by MoE & ESIs in transforming the governance & delivery of TVET & STEM through enhancing access and improving quality. A lot is being done.

Exhibition booths were mounted by students and institutions. The results exhibited confirm the huge investments made in upgrading infrastructure, infusing state-of-the-art technologies into TVET and STEM facilitation & learning. Our TVET & STEM teachers are doing a pretty good job.

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My favourite agencies were CTVET & TVET Service. CTET has achieved a lot, including operationalizing RPL. I was particularly thrilled by the delivery of the deputy CTVET boss. First time seeing or hearing of him. Some Mr. Antwi guy…..he really knows his onions…solid guy!

I observe significant progress, some strategic gaps, and potential for policy reinforcements. A comprehensive but critical review of all progress reports will be published by Eduwatch later in the year.”