IMPROVE SERVICE CONDITIONS OF TEACHERS (PAGE 22)

THE Vice-chancellor of the University of Education Winneba (UEW), Professor Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw has called on the government to improve the conditions of service of teachers to attract the best brains for the success of the new educational reform.
Prof. Asabere-Ameyaw said it should be the responsibility of the government to make the teaching profession very attractive to make it a profession of choice.
That, he said, called for the support of teacher trainees through scholarships and conducive teacher-learning environments.
Prof. Asabere-Ameyaw made the call at the 13th congregation of the UEW in Winneba.
He said the UEW had positioned itself to provide quality training for teachers for quality education, adding that it was incumbent on the government to offer the necessary support for it to meet its mission.
He said the new educational reform posed challenges to institutions such as the UEW, which was charged with the responsibility of training quality teachers.
The Vice-chancellor appealed to the Ghana Education Service to grant more scholarships with pay to teachers.
He further called for improvement in teaching and learning facilities, staff and students to enhance the programmes of the university.
Professor Asabere-Ameyaw also called for support to expand the facilities of the former Specialist Training College at Ajumako in the Central Region to enable the UEW to utilise the facility in the next academic year.
He commended the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the chiefs and the people of Gomoa Atetsedo, near Okyereko, the Techiman Traditional Council and the Mamponghene and the Students Representative Council for their support for the growth of the UEW.
The Minister of Education, Science and Sports, Professor Dominic K. Fobih urged the universities and the National Council for Tertiary Education to come up with appropriate recommendations to ensure the success of the new educational reform.
The Acting Chairman of the University Council, Reverend Dr Livingstone Buama noted that since education was not meant for decoration but to impart knowledge to others, teachers should ensure that the knowledge they acquired was placed at the disposal of others.