President John Dramani Mahama has announced the intention of his government to establish Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as well as Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) schools in underserved communities.
The intervention aims to promote inclusive and equitable access to modern educational facilities to improve learning outcomes in the beneficiary communities. The President has also promised to provide scholarships to brilliant but needy students in deprived communities, especially those who will study law, medicine, and engineering.
The President made these promises in a statement dated Thursday (27th, February, 2025) on the State of the Nation Address presented to Parliament.
He said the government will also offer support to Islamic Colleges of Education with infrastructure and logistics; enroll youth in Zongo and deprived urban areas in the National Apprenticeship Programme and offer free technical and vocational training.
Additionally, the government intends to resource the Islamic Education Unit to recruit more Islamic and Arabic tutors to enhance teaching and learning.
President Mahama in his presentation said this year, the Ministry of Education will fully implement a new curriculum for Senior High Technical Schools and STEM Schools as well as a standardised National Sign Language for hearing-impaired learners from Kindergarten to SHS, and review the Kindergarten and Primary School curriculums.
To increase access to quality education, Mr. Mahama assured the nation of his commitment to scale up social intervention programmes such as the Capitation Grants, Feeding Grants for Special Schools, and the government’s BECE registration initiative.
