News:
April 16, 2014
The Member of Parliament for Oforikrom, Ms Elizabeth Agyemang, has called for a more aggressive push towards Information Communication Technology (ICT) education.
She said helping the youth to become highly computer literate must become a top national priority, adding that this was the way to ensure that Ghana was not left behind by globalization.
Ms Agyemang said this when she inaugurated an ICT Centre built for the Christian M/A Junior High School (JHS) in Kumasi.
The Parent/Teacher Association of the School funded the facility at the cost of GH17,000.00 to improve the teaching and learning of ICT.
Ms Agyemang said the use of the computer was fundamental to effective and quality education delivery and that was why no child should be denied its use.
She said this would assure them of becoming competitive in the global job market.
The MP praised the PTA for the project and appealed to parents to continue to share in the burden of helping to create the right conditions for sound academic work.
She promised to supply computers to the Centre and urged parents and corporate institutions to collaborate to provide the school with infrastructure.
Alhaji Alhassan Ibrahim, the PTA Chairman, said it had over the years provided incentive packages to motivate teachers to perform.
Mr Oscar Asumang, the Headteacher, said the Schools target was to score 100 per cent pass in this years Basic education Certificate Examination (BECE) and was working hard at that.
It presented 158 candidates for last years BECE and 156 passed to gain admission to senior high schools.
GNA