In order to establish more coherence, collaboration, and coordination, the vice president, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for increased effort to rationalise the governance of educational institutions.
He did, however, issue a warning that without creating and maintaining political momentum on the continent, Africa would not be able to bring about change.
Dr. Bawumia was addressing yesterday[June 27, 2022] in Accra at a conference that was taking place to promote human capital in the various areas of the continent.
22 ministers of finance and education from Central and Western Africa were present.
The World Bank was in charge of organising the conference, which included panel and break-out sessions.
The Vice-President encouraged the conference to look at ways to promote the collective progress of the continent since "alone we can do so little, together we can do so much," he said, adding that partnerships and synergy with regional partners might improve Ghana's educational agenda.
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According to Dr. Bawumia, Ghana uses educational policies to level the playing field for the development of human capital and socioeconomic change. These policies include educational access, quality, equality, relevance, and skill acquisition.
In order to improve the quality of education and its administration across the board, he said that the nation has implemented certain important policies and reforms.
He said that over the previous five years, the administration has started making changes to the nation's whole educational system.
He listed curriculum, assessment, the adoption of a pre-tertiary accountability framework, and the establishment of a national standardised exam to allow the nation to measure students' performance.
He said that with the introduction of free senior high schools (SHSs) as part of secondary education reforms in 2017, enrollment had surged from 800,000 to 1.3 million pupils.
"More females are enrolling in SHS, which is even more eye-opening and astounding about this rise in enrollment. Boys and girls are now nearly equally represented in SHS, according to Dr. Bawumia, who also noted that the Commission for TVET and, more recently, the TVET Service, had both been founded.
However, he pointed out that the nation was also struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic's effects, such as challenges with learning and poverty, much like the rest of the globe.
Youth Sensitization
In order to prevent young people from leaving the continent in search of better opportunities, Ken Ofori-Atta, the minister of finance, advocated for educating them about the value of education and the necessity for lasting peace on the continent.
The sub-regions of Central and West Africa have the continent's greatest rates of youth population increase. According to him, between 2000 and 2020, the population under 25 rose by 82% and 68%, respectively, as opposed to 18% in northern Africa.
The minister emphasised the need of players realising the comparative advantage of the continent, stating that "demographic development might be a great asset to attaining the Africa we desire."
In order to guarantee that the continent made use of its 60% arable land, he also encouraged member nations to maintain the global financial architecture.
Commendation
Ousmane Diagana, vice president of the World Bank for Central and West Africa, praised the administration for implementing a number of educational changes and stated that "we need to strengthen education in West and Central Africa."
He said that the regions were working on a plan to make sure education met the requirements of the continent in collaboration with the governments and other educational stakeholders.