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Mrs Duncan-Adanusa urges GES to tap the experience of
retired educationists
Fijai, Nov. 14, Ghanadot/GNA - Mrs Irene Duncan-Adanusa,
General Secretary of Ghana National Association of Teachers
(GNAT) on Friday said retired educationist had considerable
wealth of experience that needed to be channelled into
productive ventures for Ghana Education Service (GES) and
the nation.
Addressing participants at the third anniversary of Ghana
Association of Retired Educationists at Fijai near Takoradi,
she said GNAT could utilize the experience of retired
educationists by offering them representation on national
committees, soliciting for advice from them and appointing
them panel members during interviews for staff appointments.
The theme for the celebration was “The Contribution of
Retired Educationist to National Development”.
Mrs Duncan-Adanusa stressed that as mentors and opinion
leaders in their communities, retired educationists could be
constituted into teams of resources persons to organize
in-service or refresher courses for teachers and other
personnel of the GES.
She urged them to upgrade themselves and acquire knowledge
in Information and Communication Technology to be able to
fit into whatever endeavour they might find themselves.
Mr Samuel Bannerman-Mensah, Director General of GES said it
had been the major responsibility of the education sector to
develop the country’s human resources for sustainable
socio-economic growth and development.
He said the new education reforms programme was to emphasize
and make education more meaningful to the needs of society.
Mr Bannerman-Mensah stressed the need to improve conditions
in schools in deprived areas to attract competent staff and
said that was a major priority being addressed by the
government.
Mr Michael K. Nsowah, National Coordinator of School Feeding
Programme said the institutional memory that retired
educationists possessed was achieved with sacrifices from
the State.
GNA
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