DIPLOMA IN BASIC EDUCATION (SANDWICH)
About this programme
It is intended to provide the teeming number of pupil-teachers in private schools and Cert A holders in public schools the opportunity to access professional teacher education to become competent basic school teachers to deliver quality education in Ghanaian Basic Schools. It offers candidates the flexibility to be working while pursuing their dream of obtaining a university qualification. The programme seeks to achieve the following objectives: Provide pre-service basic education teacher trainees with the opportunity to apply the principles, techniques, and strategies of teaching to classroom practice. Provide all student teachers with basic knowledge on the foundations of teaching and learning for effective classroom practice at the basic school. Introduce trainees to reflective teaching practice where learning from their own classroom practices and other teachers in their schools of practice will serve as the basis for improving their teaching and learning Create opportunities for serving non-professional teachers to achieve basic professional qualifications and advance their careers for contributing more meaningfully to the on-going reforms in education Contribute to addressing quality teaching and instructional management challenges in Basic Schools.