President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the goal of his government is to position the country as a leader in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and innovation on the continent.
To this end, he said Ghana was partnering with the Belgian government on a groundbreaking project which would include e-learning solutions, high-end multimedia laboratories, and a comprehensive e-learning class management system that would derevolutionise STEM education in Ghana.
The conference was on the theme; '61 years of shaping second cycle education in Ghana: The challenges and successes in contemporary times,' and was attended by over 800 heads of government assisted schools across the country. President Akufo-Addo said his government had initiated a total of 1,270 infrastructure interventions as part of measures to improve the standards of early childhood education in the country.
He said apart from the infrastructure intervention in early childhood education, government had invested significantly in teachers, equipping them with modern methodologies tailored for early childhood development.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later. This, he said was being done through extensive training and capacity building, adding that"we have ensured that the consistent provision of learning materials and embarked on targeted infrastructure upgrades to create conducive learning environments.
On his part, the National President of CHASS, Reverend Stephen Owusu Sekyere expressed the conference's gratitude to the government for the support in providing quality education in the country.
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