Enchi College of Education (ENCHICO) in the Aowin district capital of the western region has increased its admission intake. 

This was disclosed by the principal of the college Madam Victoria Aidoo at the matriculation ceremony for 2013/2014 academic year group at the weekend.

Madam Aidoo said, the admission board of the college received over 1600 applications of which 370 applicants offered admission comprising 240 males and 130 females; this was encouraging as compared to previous quota of 170 including both males and females.

This has led to an astronomical increase in the intake and she has assured the matriculates their tutors were more than ready to inculcate into them successfully.

She advised the fresh men and women to count themselves blessed and very fortunate because many were out there who had wanted this golden opportunity but never had it.

“Your prime objective at the college was to pursue a programme of study and nothing should derail you from this track. You must set yourselves very high academic and moral standards, remain focused and let there be no limit to your dreams,” she added.

Madam Aidoo further reminded the matriculates the transition of colleges of education into tertiary status carries with itself a lot of challenges and opportunity as well as tendencies of deviant practices as they commence their journey of studentship.

Our tertiary set up was a tertiary with difference so do not be swayed by other tertiary institutions but manage and operate within the confines and structures on campus, avoid truancy and bounds-breaking and rather take your studies, quizzes, assignments, examinations seriously in order to attain the desired positive results.

Take advantage of the serene atmosphere and achieve your objective of being at the college. In all your pursuits as students, keep the words of the matriculation oath you declare as a guiding principle, she added

Mr. Abdul Gafaru Yahaya, the deputy district coordinating director who delivered a speech on behalf of the special guest of honour and district chief executive for Aowin, Oscar Ofori Larbi said matriculation ceremony in tertiary institutions has become an essential activity that dignifies fresh students to attain full studentship status and reposition themselves.

It is therefore prudent that as teacher trainees, you go through this exercise to regularize your stay on campus pursue your academic work. Teacher education in Ghana seeks to ensure the training and development of competent, committed and dedicated teachers who will then prepare the younger ones to become productive and responsible citizens capable of pursuing lifelong learning.

Its against this background that all stakeholders especially tutors and students in colleges of education were being called upon to operate diligently in the pursuit of this development agenda of our dear nation.

In light of the above, the government has re-affirmed its commitment to ensure that quality teacher education in Ghana was given a boost. The government has currently resourced all the 38 colleges of education of Enchi College of Education was no exception.

Its therefore undeniable fact that the nation was constrained with inadequate human resource base in the educational enterprise and must never relent in your efforts in order to constitute a formidable resource for the nation, he added.   

In an acceptance speech on behalf of his colleague matriculates, Mr. Daniel Abiaw Brentu also advised his colleagues fresh men and women to pursue their prime goal which was academic excellence with discipline and diligence. He assured management and tutors they would abide by all rules and regulations in order to uphold the good image of the college.  

Wise Zah/ISD