The Ministry of Education (MOE) is a multiportfolio
government ministry
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of
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
, responsible for the governance and management of Ghana's education. It is responsible for the
national education curriculum, primarily instituted by
Ghana Education Service
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is a government agency under the Ministry of Education responsible for implementing government policies that ensure that Ghanaians of school-going age irrespective of their ethnicity, gender, disability, religiou ...
, which is part of the Ministry.
The Ministry of Education was established under the Civil Service Law 327 and under the
PNDC
The Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party's elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, in a coup ...
Law 1993 with the mandate to provide relevant education to all Ghanaians.
[http://www.moe.gov.gh/site/about/]
The Ministry's
main offices
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are located in
Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
.
Agencies
* Ghana Education Service (GES)
*
Ghana Tertiary Education Commission
*
West Africa Examination Council (WAEC)
* Commission For Technical And Vocational Training (CTVET)
*
Ghana Library Authority
The Ghana Library Authority, established in 1950 as the Ghana Library Board, was the first public library service in sub-Saharan Africa. The public library movement in Ghana began in 1928, as a personal effort of the then Anglican Bishop Orfeur Ang ...
(GLA)
* Ghana Academy of Art and Science
* Funds And Procurement Management Unit
Ghana Commission for UNESCO* National Inspectorate Board (NIB)
*National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA)
*National Teaching Council (NTC)
* Ghana Book Development Council (GBDC)
See also
*
Education in Ghana
Before the arrival of European settlers, who introduced a formal education system addressed to the elites, education in Ghana was mainly informal and based on apprenticeship. Economic activities in pre-colonial Ghana were based on farm produc ...
References
External links
Ministry of EducationMinistry of Education, Science and SportsMinistry of Education, Science and Sports at Ministries section of Ghana.gov.gh
Education
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...
Education in Ghana
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
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