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18th November, 2010
Budget Must Scrap Extra School Levies - NUGS
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has asked government to ensure that the 2011 budget to be presented to Parliament today, makes adequate provision for the abolition of all extra levies, including sports and culture at the primary school level.
NUGS also expects the 2011 budget to make provision for the establishment of 10 pre-school teacher training colleges in the country.
The National President of NUGS, Mr Anthony Abotsi Afriyie, stated this at a press conference in Accra to commemorate this year’s International Students Day.
The aim was for government to put students’ expectations of the 2011 budget into consideration within the context of the government’s pledges in its 2008 manifesto.
He said the provision was made in the 2010 budget for the construction and furnishing of 165 primary and Junior High Schools, and 250 permanent structures for Kindergarten expected to be benefit 45,000 pupils.
“This means, therefore, that by the close of year 2012, which is the last year of the three -year period, there would be no school either operating under a tree or running the shift system”, he said.
Mr Afriyie said “the expectation of NUGS is that, the 2011budjet would indicate how many schools have been constructed, furnished and also indicate the provision made for the next face of eradicating schools under trees and the shift system in order to attain the three- year time line set by government.”
On Senior High Education, he said the national inspection board which was expected to conduct school monitoring, supervision and inspection to enhance the quality of teaching and learning was still not operational and expected the 2011 budget to mention provisions made for its operationalization.
Touching on tertiary education, he said the issue of grading and placement of HND graduates which was captured in the ruling party’s manifesto was still not unresolved and expected the 2011 budget to tell Ghanaians the placement of HND graduates in a conclusive manner.
He said “NUGS is, therefore, expecting the 2011 budget to make known the level of work that has gone into the establishing of the two additional public Universities namely the University of Health and Allied Sciences at Ho with campus at Hohoe and a University of Energy and Natural Recourses at Sunyani which was mentioned in the 2009 budget.
NUGS also expects the 2011 budget to make provision for the establishment of 10 pre-school teacher training colleges in the country.
The National President of NUGS, Mr Anthony Abotsi Afriyie, stated this at a press conference in Accra to commemorate this year’s International Students Day.
The aim was for government to put students’ expectations of the 2011 budget into consideration within the context of the government’s pledges in its 2008 manifesto.
He said the provision was made in the 2010 budget for the construction and furnishing of 165 primary and Junior High Schools, and 250 permanent structures for Kindergarten expected to be benefit 45,000 pupils.
“This means, therefore, that by the close of year 2012, which is the last year of the three -year period, there would be no school either operating under a tree or running the shift system”, he said.
Mr Afriyie said “the expectation of NUGS is that, the 2011budjet would indicate how many schools have been constructed, furnished and also indicate the provision made for the next face of eradicating schools under trees and the shift system in order to attain the three- year time line set by government.”
On Senior High Education, he said the national inspection board which was expected to conduct school monitoring, supervision and inspection to enhance the quality of teaching and learning was still not operational and expected the 2011 budget to mention provisions made for its operationalization.
Touching on tertiary education, he said the issue of grading and placement of HND graduates which was captured in the ruling party’s manifesto was still not unresolved and expected the 2011 budget to tell Ghanaians the placement of HND graduates in a conclusive manner.
He said “NUGS is, therefore, expecting the 2011 budget to make known the level of work that has gone into the establishing of the two additional public Universities namely the University of Health and Allied Sciences at Ho with campus at Hohoe and a University of Energy and Natural Recourses at Sunyani which was mentioned in the 2009 budget.
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