Let’s Collectively Tackle Falling Standards Of Education – Deputy Minister

Mr Amidu Issahaku Chinnia, the Deputy Upper West Regional Minister has called on stakeholders in the education sector to collectively tackle the falling standards of education in the region.

He said most schools performed poorly, especially in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) over the years, which called for all stakeholders to have the introspection of what the problem could be and how best to resolve it.

The Deputy Minister was speaking at a youth accountability forum on education in Wa, aimed at creating a platform for stakeholders to dialogue and proffer solutions to curb the falling standards of education in the region.

The forum was organized by the Ghana Youth Federation on the theme: “Accountability; the bedrock of our educational development”.

Mr Chinnia charged stakeholders in the education sector to be accountable in whatever they do and perform their duties and responsibilities accordingly, in order to ensure quality education for the younger generations.

“Educational accountability involves a diverse array of means by which education providers are required to give an account of their work and held responsible for their performance”, he noted.

He said in providing the necessary funding for infrastructure, teaching and learning materials to improve quality education; stakeholders especially Head Teachers, Internal Auditors and Educational Accountants have a key role to play by ensuring that control measures were in place to promote the judicious use of resources.

He, therefore, appealed to teachers and managers of education in various Municipalities and District Assemblies of the region to regularly upgrade their knowledge and skills to ensure efficiency in order to address the challenge.