In the NDC Manifesto, Mahama promises 30 "Education Reforms."
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has revealed its comprehensive plan for the education sector in their manifesto, "Resetting Ghana: Jobs, Accountability and Prosperity."
John Dramani Mahama presented these 30 policies and initiatives during the launch of their campaign events held at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) on August 24.
With a strong emphasis on the transformative power of education, Mahama outlined a range of promises that would prioritize educational advancement and development in Ghana.
Mahama's education pledges include:
1. Introduce the 'Bright Beginnings Initiative' to revive early childhood education for the well-being of Ghanaian children and facilitate seamless integration into continuous schooling and lifelong learning.
2. Launch a 'Furniture for All Initiative' in partnership with the local carpentry and furniture industry to address the acute deficit at the basic school level.
3. Significantly improve the pupil-to-textbook ratio through the comprehensive provision of curriculum-based textbooks.
4. Embark on an aggressive infrastructure drive to address the increasing phenomenon of schools under trees and rehabilitate dilapidated school buildings.
5. Improve the free SHS programme by providing a dedicated and sustainable funding source.
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6. Decentralise the procurement of food for Senior High Schools to boost local economies.
7 Abolish the double-track system to restore a stable onetrack academic calendar.
8. Embark on an emergency infrastructure drive to complete abandoned E-blocks and expand infrastructure in existing SHS and TVET institutions.
9. Continue our policy of providing free laptops/tablets for students.
10. Equip Science Resource Centres in all schools across the regions to support STEM/TVET education.
11. Review the Computerized School Selection & Placement System (CSSPS) to make it merit-based and address corruption.
12. Commence the establishment of regional TVET Centres of Excellence equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to promote innovation and simulate natural work environments.
13. Promote the recognition of the Prior Learning Certification/ Step-Up Certification (SEC) programme to enable artisans in the informal sector to validate and improve their skills and knowledge for academic and career progression.
14. Implement a 'No-Academic-Fee' policy for first-year students in all public tertiary institutions, including Universities, Colleges of Education and Nursing Training Colleges.
15. Provide continuing students with financial assistance by reintroducing and redeploying our Student Loan Trust Fund Plus and a reformed scholarship regime.
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16. Provide Free Tertiary Education to all persons with disabilities.
17. Provide allowances, student loans, scholarships and other funding options for teachers and nurses.
18. Improve subventions to public universities and ensure timely disbursements.
19. Promote the establishment of Tertiary Endowment Funds (TEF) in partnership with alumni, philanthropists and corporate Ghana, among others, to support students in public tertiary universities.
20. Implement a 'Bed-for-All' programme by building on-campus affordable student hostels and expanding accommodation facilities through
Public-Private Partnerships with universities.
21. Introduce legislation to streamline and regulate the awarding of government scholarships and prohibit the award of scholarships to political appointees.
22. Halt the collateralization of the GETFund and restore it to its original mandate of educational financing.
23. Establish a National Research Fund to support and promote indigenous and commercialised research.
24. Abolish the teacher licensure examination and integrate the licensing process into the final year examination of trainees
25. Scrap the NPP's mandatory national service policy for teacher trainee graduates and ensure the prompt employment of newly qualified teachers.
26. Prioritise the timely promotion of teachers and ensure the availability of funds for their remuneration.
27. Institute the 'Teacher Dabr3' Project to provide accommodation facilities for teachers within new and existing school buildings.
28. Introduce a special allowance-20 percent of basic salary-for teachers who accept postings to rural and underserved communities.
29. Initiate a scheme to assist teachers own vehicles of their choice by offering flexible duty payment arrangements and employer guarantees in partnership with teacher unions and the banking sector.
30. Continue with our policy of establishing a public university in every region with a focus on newly-created regions.
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