Bishop Gideon Titi-Ofei, Founder and Vice President, Accra Business School, has lauded Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education, for expanding Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in Ghana.
He explained that STEM education, a driving force for industry globally, would make the Ghanaian youth more employable and acceptable globally.
Bishop Titi-Ofei, who made the commendation during the 16th congregation of the Accra Business School, appealed to the government to continue expanding STEM education across the country.
The event, on the theme, “Navigating future challenges: the role of higher education in emerging economies”, was also the moment for awarding degrees and diploma certificates to those who have completed their courses of study in the institution.
He described the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy as a novelty policy which had brought the children of the rich and poor together under one umbrella to study irrespective of their financial differences.
Bishop Titi-Ofei commended the government for rolling out the policy to shape the fortunes of the nation.
He said, “The era where students were sent out of the classroom to go for school fees is over, as students lose a great deal of quality instructional time going to pick their school fees which in the end affected their results.”
“Today, the child of the cocoa farmer sits next to the child of a banker in the same prestigious school, studying together because of the FSHS policy,” hailing it as among the best things that had ever happened to the nation.
The Minister of Education lauded the Founder of the school for his vision and desire to enhance the country’s manpower.
He stated that the Government would continue to partner stakeholders and welcome all private sector players in education.
Dr. Adutwum, also the Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, urged students to take advantage of the conducive environment created by the Government for youth economic empowerment.
“Let me tell you, we have not reached where we want to go, but we are not where we were in the past. We have made several gains which when continued for some time would speed up the development of this country’s economy.”