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Workshop on APTIS Held for Senior Members

03 Apr, 2017 By louis Mensah

The British Council has organised a programme to introduce a new English assessment tool to the University Community known as Aptis. Aptis, which is usually taken online, is an innovative global English assessment tool designed to test, assess and evaluate the English language skills of individuals in corporate and educational institutions. Addressing the participants on Aptis test, the Country Exams Manager at British Council, Mr. Balvinder Kandra, said the Aptis exam is the smartest way to evaluate all four English skills – reading, writing, listening and speaking- in combination with a core grammar and vocabulary component. Mr. Kandra noted that Aptis is also flexible since one could split the sections and take the exam at a convenient pace. He indicated that the test identifies teachers and students’ needs, assesses students’ suitability or eligibility for particular training and recruitment. It also systematically and constantly evaluates students’ performance, filter students and identify those who are ready to take international test such as IELTS, and test students applying for scholarship programmes. He also added that Aptis has been designed to meet the needs of companies and institutions around the world to filter potential candidates for recruitment. Aptis test, according to Mr. Kandra, had been tried and tested in many institutions across the world. He added that as part of the package for adopting the Aptis test, the Council’s resource persons were prepared to assist the team in UCC to deliver the test with ease and indicated that Senior Members of the University would also get the opportunity to attend flagship programmes organised by the Council. For his part, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, thanked Mr. Kandra for his presentation and added that the University would reflect on the insight provided on the Aptis since it has a lot of prospects.

Faculty of Social Sciences Holds Dean’s Award

31 Mar, 2017 By louis Mensah

Thirty-nine students of the Faculty of Social Sciences have been honoured at the 2017 Dean’s Award Ceremony. The award ceremony is aimed at recognising the efforts of hard working students at the Faculty and also encourage other students to take their studies seriously in order to achieve similar recognition. The awardees, with a Cumulative Grade Point Grade Average (CGPA) of 3.6 and above from level 200 to 400, received certificates from the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Francis Eric Amuquandoh. An Inter-Departmental Debate was also organised as part of activities marking this year’s event. The motion for the debate was “Ghana, 60 Years of Independence has been a Political, Social and Economic Mirage”. At the end of the contest, Margaret Mparebea Eduonoo, Harry Nutifafa Arden and Nana Kwame Amoako, who spoke for the motion had 633 points to carry the day and received a trophy and a cash prize, whilst Awosika Awotunde, King David Dzirasah and Gyan Dorcas Twumwaa, who were against the motion, bagged 624 points and were given a trophy and a cash prize. Prof. Francis Eric Amuquandoh congratulated the awardees on their exceptional academic qualities and urged other students to take their studies seriously in order to attain similar recognition. He said that the purpose of the debate was to encourage members of the society to cultivate the culture of tolerance to enable the country to achieve unity and national integration for the success of democracy. He advised students to channel their energies into healthy debates and not to concentrate on unproductive ventures. The Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Prof. Dora Edu Buandoh, commended the awardees and charged them to eschew complacency. She urged them to debate issues devoid of insults and intolerance. “If we continue to debate issues, we’ll be able to build our tolerance”, said Prof. Buandoh, who chaired the ceremony. The colourful ceremony, held at the Main Auditorium, brought together lecturers and students of the College.

UCC Signs MoU with Teach for Ghana to Train Graduates for Deprived Schools

31 Mar, 2017 By louis Mensah

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Teach for Ghana (TFG), a leadership organisation that focuses on recruitment and training of graduates to teach pupils in the deprived schools. TFG over the years has been recruiting university graduates and young professionals who are referred as Fellows from a wide variety of disciplines to teach Mathematics, English Language, Integrated Science and ICT in rural communities. With the signing of the MoU, UCC will enroll qualified TFG Fellows as candidates for Postgraduate Diploma (PGDE) in Education from the 2017/2018 academic year through distance mode. The University will also provide distance learning opportunities for the PGDE course in TFG's regions of operation and offer the University's programme to qualified candidates. In addition, UCC will supervise teaching practice and project work of students, jointly monitor the aptitude and progress of Fellows with TFG for the duration of the programme. The University will also award successful Fellows with teacher certification/ PGDE Diploma that will enable them to operate as professional teachers and trainers. In his remarks at the signing ceremony, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K.T. Oduro, noted that UCC attaches premium on partnerships that focus on teacher development. He urged TFG to operationalise the MoU and added that teacher education plays a critical role to achieve the development of every nation. He commended TFG for providing the foundation upon which UCC could contribute towards achieving TFG's objectives. For his part, the Chief Executive Officer of TFG, Mr. Daniel Dotse, thanked the University management for the partnership and added that TFG would do everything it could to make the MoU work completely since the professional knowledge and skills of teachers were crucial for quality education.

31 Mar, 2017

Applications are invited from qualified persons for admission into REGULAR (Full-Time) graduate programmes in the University of Cape Coast for the 2017/2018 academic year beginning on 1st August, 2017. Applicants can access the Admission Brochure here

Application Forms APPLICATION FORMS

Application forms for admission to regular graduate programmes may be obtained between January and March each year. Applicants are to buy scratch cards to apply ONLINE for Programmes of their choice. The scratch cards and additional documents are up for sale at the following centres listed below:

SALES CENTRES

(a) Cashier’s Office, University of Cape Coast (Mode of payment – CASH)

(b) Ghana Post Offices at the Regional and District Capitals  (Mode of  payment – POSTAL ORDER)

(c) University of Cape Coast Accra Office, Tesano, Accra. (Mode of payment – CASH)

(d) Kumasi Workers’ College, opposite Kumasi Technical Institute, Amakom  (Mode of payment - CASH)

(e) I-J Consult Kasoa-Nyanyano Road, Near Witty Kidds Int. School   (Mode of payment - CASH)

COST OF SCRATCH CARD:

Ghanaian Applicants            -           GH¢320.00

International Applicants      -           USD$300.00

                       

The deadline for the sale of Scratch Cards is Friday, 28th April, 2017.

 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Candidates seeking admission to PhD programmes must:

  • Have an MPhil research MA/MEd/MSc/MBA degree in an appropriate field of study from a recognized University.
  • Submit an official transcript of academic record.
  • Submit at least three referees, one of whom must be from a former Lecturer.
  • Submit a proposal of 3-5 pages of intended area of study including a working bibliography.
  • Pass a selection interview
  • Satisfy any additional requirements prescribed by the College/Faculty/School/ Department.

Master of Philosophy/Commerce/Nursing (MPhil/MCom/MN) Programmes

Candidates seeking admission to MPhil/MCom/MN degree programmes must:

  • Have obtained a good first degree (at least a second class division) in an appropriate field of study from a recognized University/analogous Institution.
  • Submit an official transcript of academic record.
  • Submit at least two referees, one of whom must be from a former Lecturer.
  • Submit a 2-3 page proposal on intended area of study including references.
  • Pass a selection interview.
  • Satisfy any additional requirements prescribed by the College/Faculty/School/ Department.

 

Master of Arts/Science/Education/Business Administration (MA/MSc/MEd/MBA) Programmes

Candidates seeking admission to MA/MSc/MEd/MBA degree programmes must:

  • Have obtained a good first degree (at least a second class division) in an appropriate field of study from a recognized University/analogous Institution.
  • Submit an official transcript of academic record.
  • Submit names of two referees, one of whom must be a former Lecturer.
  • Satisfy any additional requirements prescribed by the College/Faculty/School/ Department.

 

DURATION AND STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES

 

PhD (36 Months - Full Time)

The PhD Programme shall consist of two parts. These shall be by one year of course work or directed reading, and two years for thesis writing which shall be a requirement for the award of the PhD.

 

MPhil/MCom/MN (24 Months - Full Time)

The MPhil/MCom/MN Programmes shall normally extend over four semesters (two academic years) and shall be in two parts. The first part shall consist of the course work for one academic year (two semesters). On successful completion of the first part and on the recommendation of the Department’s Committee on Graduate Studies, a student may proceed to the second part comprising the writing of a thesis which shall be a requirement for the award of the MPhil/MCom/MN Degree.

 

MA/MSc/MEd/ MBA (12 Months - Full Time)

MA/MSc/MEd/MBA programmes are in two parts. The first part shall consist of two semesters of course work and the second part is made up of writing a dissertation which is a requirement for the award of the MA/MSc/MEd/MBA Degree 

 

COMPLETION OF APPLICATION FORMS

Applicants are advised to read very carefully the instructions in the Admission Brochure for Regular Programmes 2017/2018 before completing the forms. Two prepaid EMS envelopes are provided and should be self-addressed by applicants.

Applicants are required to give the following information at the back of the large EMS envelope: (a) Full name (b) Postal Address (c) Programme Choice.

 

SUBMISSION OF COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS

Applicants are required to download two copies of Graduate Reference Form, to be completed and sealed by their referees. Applicants must forward the sealed referees' form together with the following documents by post:

  • Two (2) copies of relevant certificates authenticated by the awarding institution
  • Two (2) copies of transcript of academic record
  • Two (2) copies of online application confirmation page. 

 

All completed Application Forms should be returned on or before Friday, 5th May, 2017 to The Deputy Registrar, School of Graduate Studies, UUniversity of Cape Coast, Cape Coast. For further enquiries, please contact us on: Tel.: [03321] 32480 Ext 230, 237, [03321] 35351, E-mail: graduatestudies@ucc.edu.gh

 

No additional documents will be accepted after submission of application forms.

 

NOTE: For more details click to download the Admission Brochure: https://sgs.ucc.edu.gh/sites/default/files/Brochure2017.pdf

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Postgraduate Education is a Panacea for Development-Prof. Adow Obeng

31 Mar, 2017 By louis Mensah

The President of the Presbyterian University College (PUC), Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Adow Obeng, has noted that any nation that is unable to develop the skills and knowledge of its people through education, especially postgraduate education and utilise them effectively will continue to remain an underdeveloped country. Rev. Prof. Adow Obeng was delivering a public lecture on the theme “Making Post Graduate Education Relevant to Students and Society”, which was organised by the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Graduate Students Association (GRASAG). The lecture discussed some concerns of postgraduate education in the country. It came to light that due to the expensive nature of postgraduate studies and the fact that governments were unable to adequately fund these studies, African countries such as Ghana have been pushed to run postgraduate programmes as income generating ventures. “Currently, in Ghana almost all postgraduate programmes in the public and private universities are fee paying and are run mostly on sandwich and weekend basis to meet the needs of the working class who are paying”. Prof. Obeng, who is also a former Vice-Chancellor of UCC, expressed worry that such high fees and other expenditures deprived qualified, brilliant, creative, but poor students from participation. He indicated that besides, the massive expansion in the number of postgraduate programmes as well as student numbers has adversely affected the quality of products. “The programmes are mostly by course work and have no serious empirical or professional research components and has therefore created in the minds of Ghanaians that the universities are producing persons with postgraduate certificates, most of whom lack critical skills they should have acquired during the process of acquiring postgraduate education”. Prof. Obeng revealed that due to inadequate funding, and rising cost of postgraduate education, most students on empirical research select “manageable topics” in terms of cost and such researches hardly lead to any breakthrough. Rev. Obeng said the kind of research Ghana needed at the postgraduate level was applied and collaborative research adding, students would therefore require proper guidance by faculty to go through this route. He called for team of experts drawn across faculties to collaborate to teach research methodology to enable students gain the skills of writing standard proposal by the end of the course. The President of PUC said the quality of postgraduate supervision affects the quality of research work and, as a result, the relevance of postgraduate studies. He deplored the practice where postgraduate students were allocated supervisors who may not have adequate disciplinary background and may not be well grounded in the research area of focus, and methodologies for appropriate data collection, and offer advice to students. To help resolve this problem, the speaker called for regular training or seminars to expose supervisors and graduate students to their responsibilities in the research process and what graduate supervision was all about. He recommended that policies and guidelines of universities on postgraduate research should be reviewed from time to time and enforced, and erring supervisors should be counseled. He said a university cannot have high research output when it is primarily a teaching university with high undergraduate numbers. To this end, he called for a conscious effort to be made to create a postgraduate ambience in the university through reduction in undergraduate numbers and commensurate increase in postgraduate enrollment. He urged government to increase investment in postgraduate education and make national security, health and education a priority. An amount of 100,000 cedis was disbursed to 27 postgraduate students to help fund their research work. The amount was taken from the Samuel and Emelia Brew Butler-GRASAG Research Fund which is being supported by Nana Sam Brew Butler, the immediate former Chairman of UCC Council in memory of his late wife. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. G. K. T. Oduro chaired the function.

Entrepreneurship Centres are Critical to Socio-economic Development

31 Mar, 2017 By louis Mensah

The Director in Charge of Entrepreneurship Programme at Coventry University, Prof. Gideon Maas, has said that Entrepreneurship Centres are very important to the socio-economic development of any country. However, he pointed out that the centres were facing neglect in the world and, therefore, called for entrepreneurs to tackle those challenges and create future solutions. Prof. Maas said these at a workshop organised by the Africa Institute for Transformational Entrepreneurship (AITE) to market its activities at the University of Cape Coast (UCC). The workshop which was also used to launch a book on Entrepreneurship Centres brought together entrepreneurs across Ghana. It was on the theme " Transformational Entrepreneurship: the Role of Entrepreneurship Centres ". Prof. Maas said the major challenges facing Entrepreneurship Centres were overly reliance on the provision of grants and subsidies, location of centers and limited and variability of resources. He indicated that entrepreneurship behaviour was changing as a result of globalisation, multi-cultural society, the need for “intrapreneurial behaviour” and the acceptance of multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary orientation. Prof. Maas urged universities to play a major role of Entrepreneurship education in order to produce knowledgeable and skilled workforce who could over time contribute to innovation and growth of the country. Taking his turn to address the workshop on the topic "Entrepreneurship Centres: UCC Experience ", the Head of Marketing and Supply Chain, Dr. Daniel Agyapong, said UCC has established the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprise Development to enable students start their own business and contribute to national development. He said there were three Units within the Centre, namely: Entrepreneurship Education, Research and Publications and Business Incubation. Dr. Agyapong indicated that the Centre was in partnership with government to implement a three-year Exim Bank project on Graduate Enterprise Project Initiative. He said the Centre had taken over 10,000 students through a course in Entrepreneurship to provide them with entrepreneurial mindset as part of their training. He said the Centre was grappling with financial resources, physical infrastructural and limited human resource. The Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh, who opened and also closed the workshop , said the function was important to the University and expressed optimism that the discussion would lead to transformational Entrepreneurship. She was hopeful that AITE programme would make a difference in driving forward innovation and support wealth creation. Topics treated included “Educating for Transformation” and “Researching for Transformation”. The AITE is a platform which seeks to promote transformational entrepreneurship in Africa through education, research, and practice-based activity.

Out-going USAID Mission Director Confers with Pro-Vice-Chancellor

30 Mar, 2017 By louis Mensah

Mr. Andrew Karas, the out-going United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Mission Director for Ghana, has paid a courtesy call on the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro. He noted that the purpose of his visit to the Central Region was to inspect projects initiated by USAID and decided to call on the University to also check on the projects initiated by the Mission at the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Mr. Karas, who has been called home after a four-year duty tour to Ghana, indicated that USAID had initiated many developmental projects in the country, especially in the areas of agriculture, governance, water and sanitation, economic growth, education, and health. He expressed joy at the warm reception accorded him and described University of Cape Coast (UCC) as the leading institution in Ghana. “I know that UCC is a leading institution in Ghana for many reasons especially in the areas of fisheries, education, among others, and USAID is proud of that,” he noted. For his part, Prof. George K.T. Oduro, expressed gratitude to USAID/Ghana for its continued development assistance in Ghana, while describing the partnership between USAID and UCC as ‘flashy’. He stressed that the partnership had increased the visibility of the University and gave assurance that the University would wish to renew the agreement at the end of the project to deepen the partnership. Prof. Oduro commended Mr. Andrew Karas for his hard work in the country. He expressed optimism that the Mission Director would be good ambassador of the University wherever he goes and would never forget Ghana and UCC. “…You will be an ambassador to the University of Cape Coast wherever you go”, he said.

UCC will Continue to Make Quality Graduate Education a Priority- Prof. Ampiah

30 Mar, 2017 By louis Mensah

“As management, we are set on a mission to make UCC synonymous with higher quality graduate education in the country and beyond”. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah stated this during the 12th Session of the 49th Congregation for the School of Graduate Studies. A total of 2,214 students were presented with various postgraduate degrees, which included 51 Ph.Ds. Addressing the graduands, the Chancellor of UCC, Sir Dr. Sam Esson Jonah said the School of Graduate Studies continues to enhance the intellectual life of the University by enabling graduate professional students to undertake scholarly study and advanced research and to prepare them for professional work. “It is my conviction that the School of Graduate Studies will continue to foster a conducive environment that enables critical, curious, creative, and courageous thinkers, who work both independently and collaboratively, to find answers to significant development challenges confronting the nation.” Dr. Jonah called on the School to be guided by the core values of integrity, dependability, creativity, and innovation and work even harder to position graduate education more centrally and visibly within the University. The Chancellor said, for tertiary institutions to successfully fulfill their functions in the 21st century, they needed to respond effectively to changing needs and trends in education as well as changing information and communication technologies. He told the graduands that more innovative ways of doing business were emerging, and therefore, they should endeavour to be among the “21st century think tanks who engineer such progress”. He reminded them that the University has empowered them with generic and discipline-specific research knowledge and skills, employment-related skills and competencies and were expected to impart positively on their respective communities. “I would also like to recommend that you consider the agriculture sector as you think of establishing yourselves. It is one area Ghanaians have failed to invest into on full scale”, Dr. Jonah emphasised. Presenting his address, the Vice-Chancellor said the school has over the years and in 2015/16 in particular, sought to ensure relevance of graduate programmes to socio-economic and technology development in Ghana and the West African sub-region. “Improved graduate programmes and policies as well as facilities for more effective teaching, research and community engagement have been our stock-in-trade to transform significantly our knowledge base, curricula and mode of delivery”, he stated. The Vice-Chancellor reported that enrollment saw a slight expansion and included students from the sub-region adding “A curious feature of the total enrollment was a shift in numbers from our regular mode to sandwich and distance modes. This signal the need to reposition ourselves as a University to meet the shift in demand for graduate education”. Prof. Ampiah said the impressive statistics of postgraduates presented, reflected hard work and diligence on the part of faculty, students and supporting staff. He announced that work was progressing sturdily on the construction of the new School of Graduate Studies Building and indicated that it would solve the problem of inadequate office space for staff and also provide the needed environment for graduate students upon its completion. The ceremony also witnessed the presentation of awards to deserving graduands and their supervisors. Among the graduates who received award for outstanding research were Dr. Jerry Opoku-Ansah-Ph.D (Physics), Prof. Eric Mensah-Ph.D (Curriculum and Teaching), Dr. Sebastian Eliason-Ph. D (Population and Health) and Dr. Emmanuel Kwasi Abu-Ph. D (Parasitology). The following supervisors; Prof. Joseph K. Mintah, Rev. Prof. Seth Asare-Danso, Prof. Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme and Prof. Kofi Awusabo-Asare were honoured. Others were Prof. Moses Jojo Eghan, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong and Dr. Irene Ayi. Two hardworking staff of the School of Graduate Studies, Mrs. Gifty Dzansi and Mr. Kwesi Anhwere were also honoured at the ceremony.

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UCC will Continue to Make Quality Graduate Education a Priority- Prof. Ampiah

30 Mar, 2017 By louis Mensah

“As management, we are set on a mission to make UCC synonymous with higher quality graduate education in the country and beyond”. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah stated this during the 12th Session of the 49th Congregation for the School of Graduate Studies. A total of 2,214 students were presented with various postgraduate degrees, which included 51 Ph.Ds. Addressing the graduands, the Chancellor of UCC, Sir Dr. Sam Esson Jonah said the School of Graduate Studies continues to enhance the intellectual life of the University by enabling graduate professional students to undertake scholarly study and advanced research and to prepare them for professional work. “It is my conviction that the School of Graduate Studies will continue to foster a conducive environment that enables critical, curious, creative, and courageous thinkers, who work both independently and collaboratively, to find answers to significant development challenges confronting the nation.” Dr. Jonah called on the School to be guided by the core values of integrity, dependability, creativity, and innovation and work even harder to position graduate education more centrally and visibly within the University. The Chancellor said, for tertiary institutions to successfully fulfill their functions in the 21st century, they needed to respond effectively to changing needs and trends in education as well as changing information and communication technologies. He told the graduands that more innovative ways of doing business were emerging, and therefore, they should endeavour to be among the “21st century think tanks who engineer such progress”. He reminded them that the University has empowered them with generic and discipline-specific research knowledge and skills, employment-related skills and competencies and were expected to impart positively on their respective communities. “I would also like to recommend that you consider the agriculture sector as you think of establishing yourselves. It is one area Ghanaians have failed to invest into on full scale”, Dr. Jonah emphasised. Presenting his address, the Vice-Chancellor said the school has over the years and in 2015/16 in particular, sought to ensure relevance of graduate programmes to socio-economic and technology development in Ghana and the West African sub-region. “Improved graduate programmes and policies as well as facilities for more effective teaching, research and community engagement have been our stock-in-trade to transform significantly our knowledge base, curricula and mode of delivery”, he stated. The Vice-Chancellor reported that enrollment saw a slight expansion and included students from the sub-region adding “A curious feature of the total enrollment was a shift in numbers from our regular mode to sandwich and distance modes. This signal the need to reposition ourselves as a University to meet the shift in demand for graduate education”. Prof. Ampiah said the impressive statistics of postgraduates presented, reflected hard work and diligence on the part of faculty, students and supporting staff. He announced that work was progressing sturdily on the construction of the new School of Graduate Studies Building and indicated that it would solve the problem of inadequate office space for staff and also provide the needed environment for graduate students upon its completion. The ceremony also witnessed the presentation of awards to deserving graduands and their supervisors. Among the graduates who received award for outstanding research were Dr. Jerry Opoku-Ansah-Ph.D (Physics), Prof. Eric Mensah-Ph.D (Curriculum and Teaching), Dr. Sebastian Eliason-Ph. D (Population and Health) and Dr. Emmanuel Kwasi Abu-Ph. D (Parasitology). The following supervisors; Prof. Joseph K. Mintah, Rev. Prof. Seth Asare-Danso, Prof. Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme and Prof. Kofi Awusabo-Asare were honoured. Others were Prof. Moses Jojo Eghan, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong and Dr. Irene Ayi. Two hardworking staff of the School of Graduate Studies, Mrs. Gifty Dzansi and Mr. Kwesi Anhwere were also honoured at the ceremony.  

Institute of Education Honours 10 Hardworking Students from Colleges of Education

30 Mar, 2017 By louis Mensah

The Institute of Education has honoured 10 students from the Colleges of Education who excelled in the 2015/16 academic year. Dubbed “6th Excellence Awards Ceremony”, the awardees were selected from a total of 154 students of the 46 Teacher Training Colleges of Education in Ghana who had first class. Ms. Stephanie Tetteh Quansuwaa, from Tamale College of Education, who graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.932 in Diploma in Basic Education, was adjudged the National Best Graduating Student. For her prize, she received a citation, laptop, modem, GH¢ 2,000.OO. and a scholarship to pursue post diploma programme in the University. The nine other awardees, 8 males and a female, received a citation, laptop and GH¢ 1,000 each. Speaking on the theme “Enhancing Basic Education through Quality Professional Teacher Training”, the President of the Trinity Theological Seminary, Rev. Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante, underscored the need for professional teachers to hone their skills and competencies in order for them to avoid becoming rusty. To this end, he called for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for all professional teachers to be abreast of the changing trends in the profession. Rev. Prof. Mante called on teachers to be role models in their communities and also suggested to authorities in the education sector to develop a course on ethics of teaching or professionalism in teaching to help teachers discharge their duties well. He was of the view that menial jobs executed by trainee teachers at college help them to fit well in the society. “After we’ve thought them the academic subjects, let us teach our teachers how to take care of their lives and that sometimes include: learning how to scrub the bathroom, dressing properly, walking properly, talking properly, eating properly”, Prof. Mante said. He used the occasion to encourage the awardees to strive for excellence in all their endeavours and urged them to aim high like the proverbial eagle. The Director of the Institute, Prof. Frederick Ocansey, congratulated the awardees on their relentless efforts, perseverance and dedication to achieve academic excellence. He noted that the award ceremony was to help cultivate the creation of a “Culture of Excellence” among students in the colleges of education to work hard for academic excellence. He called on the public, especially students, to disabuse their minds of the perception that the Institute “is too rigid and difficult to please or satisfy in students’ examination performance.” The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, thanked both principals and tutors for shaping the lives of the awardees to achieve that enviable academic height and recognition. The Provost of the College of Education, Prof. Magnus Wilmot, who chaired the function, challenged female students to strive hard to sweep more awards at the next ceremony, stressing that “Next year, if it’s not 50% -50%, it should be about 70% women and 30% men.”

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