GTEC Engages Leadership of Tertiary Institutions in Quality Tertiary Practices at Maiden Summer School
Promoting Effective Governance and Quality Management in Tertiary Education
- GTEC's Summer School focused on improving governance and quality management in tertiary institutions
- Top speakers shared insights on transforming the tertiary education
- Participants, including leaders from universities, colleges, and training institutions, expressed appreciation for the initiative
The maiden Summer School organized by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) in collaboration with stakeholders in the tertiary education sector has commenced.
The two-day summer school, which had the theme “Towards Effective Governance and Quality Management in Tertiary Education Institutions,” among many others, was designed to provide a platform for all members gathered to share ideas, probe into existing practices, and propose solutions for the perfection of tertiary educational delivery in the country.
Opening the conference on Monday in Kumasi, the Director-General of GTEC, Prof. Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, stated that players within the tertiary educational space have no option but to get it right because, for him, getting it wrong might have dire consequences for the human resource positioning of the nation.
He indicated that the top 10 speakers have been carefully selected to speak on very relevant topics, which would go a long way in transforming the tertiary education space.
Prof. Jinapor charged the participants to make inputs by sharing their experiences with others so the nation will benefit from their knowledge and skills for the transformation of the tertiary education sector, which trains the majority of the nation’s manpower for the job market.
Prof. Goska Alabi, President of Laweh Open University, said there was a need for tertiary institutions to critically examine the courses they offered and their relevance to the current needs of the job market.
She explained that this could be achieved by researching the current needs of employers, rather than just offering courses because students were interested in them.
She stated that as educators, there was a need to consider how to contribute to the promotion of society by thinking about how to make people happy with the courses offered to students.
The Vice-Chancellor of KNUST, Prof. Mrs. Rita Akosua Dickson, in her welcome address, praised GTEC for the conference, which would go a long way in promoting development at the tertiary education institutions.
She assured GTEC of their readiness to host them again anytime they wish, for the good of the education sector and the people of Ghana.
In attendance were participants from Colleges of Education, Traditional Universities, Technical Universities, Private operators in the tertiary education space, and GTEC, among others.
Also present were Colleges of Agriculture, as well as Nursing and Midwifery training institutions.
The participants, numbering about 500, expressed their profound gratitude and appreciation to GTEC for the innovative initiative.
