Top Five(5) Best Teacher Training Universities In Ghana

Being a teacher in Ghana is one of the major professions suggested for many after they graduate senior high school. Some also divert to teaching after getting their degrees in various fields of study. Let’s take a look at the best teacher training universities in Ghana.

1. University of Education, Winneba

The University of Education, Winneba is undoubtedly the best teacher training institution in Ghana. The university trains extremely competitive and highly skilled educational and other professionals who are in high demand and are respected worldwide. The university encourages creative and independent thinking in students and exposes students to other cultures and backgrounds. Several teachers out there are products of this university.

2. University of Cape Coast(UCC)

The University of Cape Coast was established in October 1962 as a university college in response to the country’s dire need for highly qualified and skilled manpower in the education sector. Its original mandate was therefore to train graduate professional teachers for Ghana’s second cycle institutions and the Ministry of Education in order to meet the manpower needs of the country’s accelerated education programme at the time.

Today, with the expansion of some of its Faculties/Schools and the diversification of programmes, the University has the capacity to meet the manpower needs of other ministries and industries in the country, besides that of the Ministry of Education. It is the second best teacher training university in Ghana

3. Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED).

The Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development formerly known as UEW-Kumasi campus is the third best teacher training university or institution in Ghana. The school was established on August 27, 2020, under Act 1026 of 2020 of the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana.

The mandate of the university is to provide higher education in technical, vocational, and entrepreneurial training to develop skilled manpower for job creation and economic development,t rain and provide teachers with the relevant competence for teaching in technical and vocational education and training institutions, and train and provide teachers with the relevant competence for teaching entrepreneurial development.

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4. University For Development Studies

UDS main aim is to provide higher education to persons suitably qualified for and capable of benefiting from it.
Positioning itself as a national asset in the facilitation of lifelong learning.
Developing its information and communication technology infrastructure as the driving force for the education of more people, more rapidly and the improvement of efficiency and academic quality in order to advance community and national development

It is one of the best teacher training institutions in Ghana and ranked number four on our list.

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5. University of Ghana

University of Ghana isn’t really known to be a teacher training institution in Ghana. However, it has trained several teachers in Ghana. It is ranked number five on our list as part of the best teacher training institutions in Ghana. The school runs several education- related programmes.