COUNCILS FOR COLLEGES OF EDUCATION INAUGURATED (PAGE 38, NOV 29, 2010)

ALL the six teacher training colleges in the Eastern Region whose status have been raised from second cycle to the tertiary level and renamed colleges of education, now have governing councils.
They are the Presbyterian Colleges of Education at Akropong-Akuapem, Aburi, Abetifi, Kyebi, the Seventh-Day Adventist College of Education at Asokore, near Koforidua, and the Mount Mary College of Education at Somanya.
The governing councils of the colleges of education which are currently on an interim basis because the processes of their transition to the tertiary level have not been completed are, among others, to administer the colleges and also appoint their chief executives currently known as principals just like any tertiary institution.
Inaugurating the councils in Koforidua at the weekend, the Minister of Education, Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, spelt out the functions of members of the councils which, among others, were to appoint the chief executives of the colleges and also help administer them.
He expressed the hope that with the rich educational and administrative backgrounds of the members, they would be able to assist the principals to properly guide the colleges to produce quality teachers to nurture and produce academically-inclined and disciplined pupils who would be able to climb the academic ladder to become professionals.
According to Mr Tettey-Enyo, that would go a long way to accelerate the country’s development.
The Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Muhamed Ahmed Baba Jamal, said since the transition of the teacher training colleges to tertiary status would be associated with problems, the Regional Co-ordinating Council would help solve them to enable them to turn out good teachers for the classrooms.
The Principal of the College of Education, Kyebi, Rev. Emmanuel Yaw Omenako, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, was hopeful that the transition would further improve the quality of education in the country .
He gave the assurance that as principals, they would do their best in that respect.