High Number of Tutors leaving Colleges of Education very worrying due to failed working conditions.

TUTORS OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION LEAVING THEIR JOB VERY WORRYING-PRINCIPAL OF BEREKUM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.

             Mr. Prince Yeboah Marfo - Principal

The Principal of Berekum College of Education in the Bono Region, Mr. Prince Yeboah Marfo has expressed worry over the increasing rate of Tutors leaving Colleges of Education to the  various Universities in the country. 

The Principal made this statement during a graduation  ceremony of 1,079 students who completed the college in 2019 and 2020 year groups at Berekum College of Education. The ceremony was under the theme; "Teacher Education Reforms in Ghana, Prospects and Challenges".

According to him, tutors exiting the Colleges of Education is due to slow pace of the implementation of conditions of service  and staff promotions for tutors in the college of education in Ghana.

Mr. Prince Yeboah again called on government to expand the infrastructural facilities in the Colleges of Education to accommodate the number of trainees in the Colleges, a move that will help promote Educational Reforms in the country. 

He commended the College student's of topping the number of first classes among the Colleges of Education in Ghana.

Meanwhile, Professor Sarah Darkwa who represented the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast admonished the graduands to accept postings to rural areas.

The Omanhene of Berekum Traditional Area, Dasebre Dr. Amankona Deiwuo II also advised the the newly graduated teachers to put in practice what they have acquired from the College. 

The Overall best graduating student in the College, Elvis Nana Kusi also appealed to the Ministry of Education and the government to help the new teachers to persue their degree programs since the Educational Reforms have been introduced at the time they were completing the College.

Story by Odeneho Kwesi Appiah.