Gbewaa College of Education is a teacher education college in Pusiga-Bawku (Pusiga District / Bawku Municipal District, Upper East Region region, Ghana). Pusiga District / Bawku Municipal District, Upper East Region, Ghana).[1] Located in Northern Zone, the school was set up in 1953 and affiliated to the University of Ghana.[2] It is one of the 46 public colleges of education in Ghana.[3]
| Established | 1953 |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Government of Ghana |
| Location | , Pusiga District (Bawku Municipal District) , UP0085 , 11°04′01″N 0°06′54″W / 11.06708°N 0.11491°W |
| Language | English |
| Region Zone | Upper East Region Northern Zone |
| Source: An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana.[1] | |
The college participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL programme.[4] For the 2016–2017 academic year, the school admitted 560 students into Diploma in Education course.[5]
History
editGovernment Training College Pusiga which is now Gbewaa College of Education was established in 1953. It was built on a land that only became part of Ghana after the 1956 plebiscite. Until then, that part of Ghana was called Trans-Volta Togoland.[6]
In September 1953, the College admitted 14 male students, to start the Certificate ‘B’ course. They were handled by 7 male tutors including the Principal. It remained a male Institution until 1976, when it became a mixed college.
The College has produced good sportsmen and women. Gbewaa College of Education won a prize from World Education/USAID for embarking on a successful Anti HIV/Aids Campaign in 2006.[6]
| Name | Years served |
|---|---|
| E H. Nicholson (Founder) | Sept. 1953 - Dec. 1956 |
| Mr. Kaleem | Dec. 1956 - Apr. 1957 |
| E. H. Nicholson | Apr. 1957 - Nov. 1958 |
| H. B. Bending | May 1958 - Nov. 1960 |
| I. K. Adjei | Jan. 1961 - Nov. 1965 |
| J. H. Banniah | Nov. 1965 - Nov. 1970 |
| M. J. Anaman | Nov. 1970 - Nov. 1979 |
| C. V. Teview | Nov. 1979 - Nov. 1983 |
| Jacob I. Y. Asigri | Apr. 1983 - Jun. 1987 |
| A. A. Abem | Jun. 1987 - Oct. 1988 |
| Kwaku Acqua Jnr. | Oct. 1988 - Jan. 1992 |
| J. B. Larry | Jan. 1992 - Nov. 1995 |
| Luke Abugri | Nov. 1995 |
Programmes
editThe programmes of the College since its establishment include:
- Certificate ‘B’ Post Middle 1954 - 1964
- Certificate ‘A’ Post Middle 1964 - 1991
- Cert ‘A’ Three Year Post Secondary 1992 - 2004
- Diploma in Basic Education 2004 -
- Distance Education Programme in Basic Education for Untrained Teachers 2005 - 2009 for the award of:
i. Diploma in Basic Education
ii. Certificate ‘A’ four - year
Notable alumni
editThe College has produced academic giants for the nation. Some of them are:
- Prof. Nabilla, member of Council of State
- Dr. Kwabena Adjei, N.D.C. National Chairman
- Dr. Abdulai, Principal Tamale Polytechnic
- Dr. Golfred Tangu, Minister of State in charge of Roads
- Dr. Dominic Donile, NCCE, Accra
- Prof. Saaka
- Hon. Awudu Yirimenya, Dep. Minister of Local Government
- Mr. B.L. Baba, LOC, Accra
- Sharlotte Azorago, 2004 National Best Teacher.
- Rev. Eddie Eyison, National Treasurer Musicians Union of Ghana. Musiga
References
edit- ^ a b Björn Haßler, Jacob Tetteh Akunor, Enock Seth Nyamador (2017). An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana. Available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. Available at http://bjohas.de/atlas2017 Archived 2017-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gbewaa College of Education - T-TEL". www.t-tel.org. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ "CoE Network - T-TEL". www.t-tel.org. Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ "Our network". Transforming Teacher Education and Learning, Ghana. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Gbewaa College of Education admits 560 new students". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ a b "Learning Hub - T-TEL". www.t-tel.org. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
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