The Minister for Education met with other stakeholders of the National Council for Tertiary Education to discuss One Year Top-Up For Graduate Teachers.
The meeting was aimed at discussing issues of a transition from the DBE to B.Ed. for student teachers completing with Diploma in Basic Education and in-service teachers with Diploma in Basic Education.
The One Year Top-Up For Graduate Teachers is expected to take a duration of about 15 months using blended learning leading to the award of B.Ed. in various options. The main areas of specialization are Early Grade, Primary Education, and Junior High School Education.
All things being equal and per the final approval by the National Accreditation Board, the 15 months programme is likely to kick start in October 2020.
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The purpose of the One Year Top-Up For Graduate Teachers is to provide a grounding in the new approaches which are being introduced in the Ghanaian education system to ensure competence against the National Teaching Standards and improved outcomes for student teachers and the pupils they will teach. The course is also to ensure all teachers have degrees and achieve greater parity across the system.
The Institute of Education, University of Cape Coast has developed the course and currently undergoing the necessary accreditation process. Other universities are expected One Year Top-Up For Graduate Teachers.
This development diploma graduate teachers can’t wait to embrace as it will help raise their standards and level of qualifications.
This development diploma graduate teachers can’t wait to embrace as it will help raise their standards and level of qualifications.
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