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18 Dec, 2015

The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) will be running the above mentioned programme at the IDS, University of Cape Coast, Ghana from May to July, 2016. The Executive Postgraduate Certificate in Labour Policy Studies (LPS) programme is designed and aimed at strengthening the capacity of African trade unions as partners in the development process in order to effectively influence the social, economic and political conditions under which people live and work in Africa. Thus, the Labour Policy Studies (LPS) programme is an international post-graduate trade union education and training programme that offers career development and enhancement opportunities for trade union office holders, trade union policy makers, government officials and policy makers and/or advisers of management or employer organizations actively involved in labour policy issues across Africa; labour practitioners, trade union educators and researchers, HRM practitioners and also representatives of NGOs, journalists, academics and researchers etc.   The LPS is an intensive programme offered over a 12-week period on a modular basis, with courses delivered by seasoned local and international University lecturers and researchers in the field of labour in Africa and beyond. Also very experienced and seasoned trade unionists and labour practitioners deliver courses and seminars on the programme. This year, the LPS programme will run between 4th May and   31st July 2016.   The entry requirements for the LPS programme include:

  • A first degree in any subject area plus a minimum of two years’ working experience, or        
  • A minimum of a second class upper division in the Diploma in Labour Studies programme offered in the University of Cape Coast or its equivalent, or
  • Applicant should be at least 35 years and working in a leadership position with considerable experience and knowledge in labour and trade union management. He/she must have at least GCE Ordinary Level or SSCE pass in English Language or its equivalent. 

The LPS programme is run on a fee paying basis. The fees for this year (2016) are:  GH¢5,000 for Ghanaian Applicants and GH¢6,000 for non-Ghanaian applicants covering tuition and basic course materials only. Boarding and Lodging will be at applicant’s own cost.   Attached for your attention is a copy of the Application Form from which you may run several copies for your members. Please note however, that an amount of GH¢250.00 (Two Hundred Ghana Cedis) will have to be paid to the Institute for Development Studies as Processing Fee for the programme. A copy of the pay-in-slip should be attached to the forms on submission. (Foreign students will pay this fee on arrival).   Payment may be made at any networked branch of the Ghana Commercial Bank to: Account name:  Institute for Development Studies Account number:  3021130002309 Bank:  Ghana Commercial Bank, UCC Branch   Completed application forms should reach the Institute not later than 29th February, 2016. The completed application forms must be accompanied by the following enclosures: i)          Detailed curriculum vitae ii)         Academic Transcripts (where applicable) ii)         A letter of reference from either the head of the applicant’s place of work or from the applicant’s national trade union/labour association leader. iii)        Certified photocopies of certificates.   For further enquiries, please contact us via ids@ucc.edu.gh or telephone: +233-3321-94536

18 Dec, 2015

The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) will be running the above mentioned programme at the IDS, University of Cape Coast, Ghana from May to July, 2016.

The Executive Postgraduate Certificate in Labour Policy Studies (LPS) programme is designed and aimed at strengthening the capacity of African trade unions as partners in the development process in order to effectively influence the social, economic and political conditions under which people live and work in Africa. Thus, the Labour Policy Studies (LPS) programme is an international post-graduate trade union education and training programme that offers career development and enhancement opportunities for trade union office holders, trade union policy makers, government officials and policy makers and/or advisers of management or employer organizations actively involved in labour policy issues across Africa; labour practitioners, trade union educators and researchers, HRM practitioners and also representatives of NGOs, journalists, academics and researchers etc.
 
The LPS is an intensive programme offered over a 12-week period on a modular basis, with courses delivered by seasoned local and international University lecturers and researchers in the field of labour in Africa and beyond. Also very experienced and seasoned trade unionists and labour practitioners deliver courses and seminars on the programme. This year, the LPS programme will run between 4th May and   31st July 2016.
 
The entry requirements for the LPS programme include:

  • A first degree in any subject area plus a minimum of two years’ working experience, or        
  • A minimum of a second class upper division in the Diploma in Labour Studies programme offered in the University of Cape Coast or its equivalent, or
  • Applicant should be at least 35 years and working in a leadership position with considerable experience and knowledge in labour and trade union management. He/she must have at least GCE Ordinary Level or SSCE pass in English Language or its equivalent. 

The LPS programme is run on a fee paying basis. The fees for this year (2016) are:  GH¢5,000 for Ghanaian Applicants and GH¢6,000 for non-Ghanaian applicants covering tuition and basic course materials only. Boarding and Lodging will be at applicant’s own cost.
 
Attached for your attention is a copy of the Application Form from which you may run several copies for your members. Please note however, that an amount of GH¢250.00 (Two Hundred Ghana Cedis) will have to be paid to the Institute for Development Studies as Processing Fee for the programme. A copy of the pay-in-slip should be attached to the forms on submission. (Foreign students will pay this fee on arrival).
 
Payment may be made at any networked branch of the Ghana Commercial Bank to:
Account name:  Institute for Development Studies
Account number:  3021130002309
Bank:  Ghana Commercial Bank, UCC Branch
 
Completed application forms should reach the Institute not later than 29th February, 2016. The completed application forms must be accompanied by the following enclosures:
i)          Detailed curriculum vitae
ii)         Academic Transcripts (where applicable)
ii)         A letter of reference from either the head of the applicant’s place of work or from the applicant’s national trade union/labour association leader.
iii)        Certified photocopies of certificates.
 
For further enquiries, please contact us via ids@ucc.edu.gh or telephone: +233-3321-94536

18 Dec, 2015

The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) will be running the above mentioned programme at the IDS, University of Cape Coast, Ghana from May to July, 2016.

The Executive Postgraduate Certificate in Labour Policy Studies (LPS) programme is designed and aimed at strengthening the capacity of African trade unions as partners in the development process in order to effectively influence the social, economic and political conditions under which people live and work in Africa. Thus, the Labour Policy Studies (LPS) programme is an international post-graduate trade union education and training programme that offers career development and enhancement opportunities for trade union office holders, trade union policy makers, government officials and policy makers and/or advisers of management or employer organizations actively involved in labour policy issues across Africa; labour practitioners, trade union educators and researchers, HRM practitioners and also representatives of NGOs, journalists, academics and researchers etc.
 
The LPS is an intensive programme offered over a 12-week period on a modular basis, with courses delivered by seasoned local and international University lecturers and researchers in the field of labour in Africa and beyond. Also very experienced and seasoned trade unionists and labour practitioners deliver courses and seminars on the programme. This year, the LPS programme will run between 4th May and   31st July 2016.
 
The entry requirements for the LPS programme include:

  • A first degree in any subject area plus a minimum of two years’ working experience, or        
  • A minimum of a second class upper division in the Diploma in Labour Studies programme offered in the University of Cape Coast or its equivalent, or
  • Applicant should be at least 35 years and working in a leadership position with considerable experience and knowledge in labour and trade union management. He/she must have at least GCE Ordinary Level or SSCE pass in English Language or its equivalent. 

The LPS programme is run on a fee paying basis. The fees for this year (2016) are:  GH¢5,000 for Ghanaian Applicants and GH¢6,000 for non-Ghanaian applicants covering tuition and basic course materials only. Boarding and Lodging will be at applicant’s own cost.
 
Attached for your attention is a copy of the Application Form from which you may run several copies for your members. Please note however, that an amount of GH¢250.00 (Two Hundred Ghana Cedis) will have to be paid to the Institute for Development Studies as Processing Fee for the programme. A copy of the pay-in-slip should be attached to the forms on submission. (Foreign students will pay this fee on arrival).
 
Payment may be made at any networked branch of the Ghana Commercial Bank to:
Account name:  Institute for Development Studies
Account number:  3021130002309
Bank:  Ghana Commercial Bank, UCC Branch
 
Completed application forms should reach the Institute not later than 29th February, 2016. The completed application forms must be accompanied by the following enclosures:
i)          Detailed curriculum vitae
ii)         Academic Transcripts (where applicable)
ii)         A letter of reference from either the head of the applicant’s place of work or from the applicant’s national trade union/labour association leader.
iii)        Certified photocopies of certificates.
 
For further enquiries, please contact us via ids@ucc.edu.gh or telephone: +233-3321-94536

15 Dec, 2015

Statement on the withdrawal of students from the Colleges of Education in Ghana at the end of the 2014/2015 academic year by the Professional Board of Institute of Education, University Of Cape Coast.

The Institute of Education of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) was established in 1965 as “School of Education” in the then University College of Cape Coast to function as the foremost institution charged with the mandate to maintain continual improvement of teacher education in Ghana by collaborating with stakeholders in education including the Ministry of Education (MOE), Teacher Education Division (TED) of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Principals Conference (PRINCOF) etc. In 1973, the name “School of Education” was changed by the then Senate of the University to “Institute of Education”.

A major objective of the Institute of Education, among others, is to develop and periodically review the curricula of the various programmes in the Teacher Training Colleges (now Colleges of Education) as well as assess students and award them certificates and diplomas.

As the main examinations body for Colleges of Education in Ghana, the Institute of Education currently examines and awards diploma certificates to students of the thirty eight (38) public and eight (8) private Colleges of Education in Ghana.

Download the attachment below to read the full Statement

15 Dec, 2015

Statement on the withdrawal of students from the Colleges of Education in Ghana at the end of the 2014/2015 academic year by the Professional Board of Institute of Education, University Of Cape Coast.

The Institute of Education of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) was established in 1965 as “School of Education” in the then University College of Cape Coast to function as the foremost institution charged with the mandate to maintain continual improvement of teacher education in Ghana by collaborating with stakeholders in education including the Ministry of Education (MOE), Teacher Education Division (TED) of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Principals Conference (PRINCOF) etc. In 1973, the name “School of Education” was changed by the then Senate of the University to “Institute of Education”.

A major objective of the Institute of Education, among others, is to develop and periodically review the curricula of the various programmes in the Teacher Training Colleges (now Colleges of Education) as well as assess students and award them certificates and diplomas.

As the main examinations body for Colleges of Education in Ghana, the Institute of Education currently examines and awards diploma certificates to students of the thirty eight (38) public and eight (8) private Colleges of Education in Ghana.

Download the attachment below to read the full Statement

15 Dec, 2015

Statement on the withdrawal of students from the Colleges of Education in Ghana at the end of the 2014/2015 academic year by the Professional Board of Institute of Education, University Of Cape Coast.

The Institute of Education of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) was established in 1965 as “School of Education” in the then University College of Cape Coast to function as the foremost institution charged with the mandate to maintain continual improvement of teacher education in Ghana by collaborating with stakeholders in education including the Ministry of Education (MOE), Teacher Education Division (TED) of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Principals Conference (PRINCOF) etc. In 1973, the name “School of Education” was changed by the then Senate of the University to “Institute of Education”.

A major objective of the Institute of Education, among others, is to develop and periodically review the curricula of the various programmes in the Teacher Training Colleges (now Colleges of Education) as well as assess students and award them certificates and diplomas.

As the main examinations body for Colleges of Education in Ghana, the Institute of Education currently examines and awards diploma certificates to students of the thirty eight (38) public and eight (8) private Colleges of Education in Ghana.

Download the attachment below to read the full Statement

15 Dec, 2015

Statement on the withdrawal of students from the Colleges of Education in Ghana at the end of the 2014/2015 academic year by the Professional Board of Institute of Education, University Of Cape Coast.

The Institute of Education of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) was established in 1965 as “School of Education” in the then University College of Cape Coast to function as the foremost institution charged with the mandate to maintain continual improvement of teacher education in Ghana by collaborating with stakeholders in education including the Ministry of Education (MOE), Teacher Education Division (TED) of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Principals Conference (PRINCOF) etc. In 1973, the name “School of Education” was changed by the then Senate of the University to “Institute of Education”.

A major objective of the Institute of Education, among others, is to develop and periodically review the curricula of the various programmes in the Teacher Training Colleges (now Colleges of Education) as well as assess students and award them certificates and diplomas.

As the main examinations body for Colleges of Education in Ghana, the Institute of Education currently examines and awards diploma certificates to students of the thirty eight (38) public and eight (8) private Colleges of Education in Ghana.

Download the attachment below to read the full Statement

Hanze Summer School

15 Dec, 2015 By Anonymous (not Verified)

The Hanze Summer School is open to all students of the University of Cape Coast.

​Courses are offered in a number of fields, ranging from business and communication to language training. Focus is on combining academic knowledge with practical application. As a result, you will not only have classes from their dedicated lecturers, but you will also experience the practical side of your study through field trips and business excursions.  Groningen is a wonderful city in which to spend a few weeks studying. With a population of 200,000, of which 50,000 are students, it is one of the top student cities in the Netherlands. You will feel right at home in our city and are guaranteed to have a stimulating learning experience. 

Head over to their website to learn more

UNIJOSA Donates to University Kindergarten

14 Dec, 2015 By louis Mensah

The University of Cape Coast Junior Old Students Association (UNIJOSA 94) and  the 1984 group of the University Kindergarten have donated assorted items valued about three thousand, five hundred Ghana Cedis (3,500) to the University Kindergarten to boost learning at the school.

The items included a set of drums, a 32 inch LED television and Christmas package.

Presenting the items to the headteacher of the University Kindergarten, the President of the Association, Mr. Baffour Manteaw said the donation was their widow’s mite to support the school. He gave the assurance that they would make sure that every class get a television set.  

 

Receiving the items, the Headteacher of the school, Ms. Adwoa Ewur expressed gratitude to the Association for the timely intervention. She noted that the items would go a long way to help the school.

The Chairman of the Basic Schools Management Committee, Rev. Prof. Seth Asare-Danso also expressed his heartfelt appreciation for the donation and indicated that the donation would be used profitably. He urged other year groups to emulate the gesture.

Other executives of the Association who accompanied the President were Mr. Thomas Acheampong, Mr. Nelly Nuamah Hagan and Ms. Esther Eshun.

Present at the short ceremony were some teachers and pupils of the school.

Outgoing Central Regional Police Commander Introduces His Successor to Vice-Chancellor

14 Dec, 2015 By louis Mensah

The outgoing Central Regional Police Commander, DCOP Ransford Ninson and the incoming Central Regional Police Commander, DCOP Yaagy Akuribah have paid courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. D. D. Kuupole in his office.

Receiving the visitors, Prof. Kuupole stated that the University would continue to partner the Police to fight crime both on campus and the surrounding communities. He noted that through the joint patrol by the Police and the University Security, the crime rate on campus has drastically reduced.

Explaining the purpose of the visit, Mr. Ninson said he has been transferred to the National Police Headquarters as the Director General in charge of Administration as part of the recent reshuffle in the Ghana Police Service. He indicated that the visit was therefore to introduce the new Regional Commander and also inform the Vice-Chancellor of his new designation.

Mr. Ninson commended UCC for establishing cordial relationship with the Regional Command. He noted that the Police continue to enhance their knowledge through admission of staff to pursue various programmes and also benefited from seminars, conferences and other educative programmes on campus.

Responding Prof. Kuupole stated that under the leadership of Mr. Ninson, UCC has enjoyed a mutual beneficial relationship with the Police. He said the University Police Station has also been upgraded to a District adding and gave the assurance that management of the University would continue to provide logistics and infrastructure for them to work effectively to protect life and property in the University and the surrounding communities.

Prof. Kuupole urged the new commander who has been transferred from the Eastern Region to help increase police presence on the University campus as well as the adjoining communities to deter criminals from engaging in their nefarious practice. He entreated him to build on the good legacies of his predecessor and also bring his rich experience to bear as the Central Regional Police Commander.

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