Minister for Education, Hon Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that Ghana will soon launch a newly revised national curriculum designed to introduce robotics, electronics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and coding at the basic foundational level, while embedding ethical values into early childhood development.
Speaking at the commissioning of a 200-bed-capacity hostel facility at the Wisconsin International University College in Feyiase, the Minister revealed that he expects to receive the final report of the National Curriculum Review Committee within the next week.
According to Hon Iddrisu, the imminent curriculum overhaul aims to aggressively enhance digital literacy from an early age while simultaneously anchoring young Ghanaians in strong moral and ethical values from their formative years.
”The future of the country is the future of the young people,” the Minister stated, emphasising that building capacity in technology, research, and entrepreneurship remains paramount to national development.
During his address, Hon Iddrisu cautioned tertiary institutions against drifting away from their core mandates.
He urged higher education entities to deliberately tailor their training programmes to match the evolving manpower and economic needs of the country.
Highlighting AI as a critical technological shift, the Minister challenged educators to proactively integrate the technology into modern pedagogy.
”A new animal called Artificial Intelligence (AI) [is here],” Hon Iddrisu noted, raising the question of how Ghana must prepare to maximise the utility of AI in both teaching and learning environments without compromising academic productivity.
Shifting focus to growing anxieties over student behaviour, Hon Iddrisu acknowledged widespread parental concerns regarding rising indiscipline on school campuses, particularly within Senior High Schools (SHSs).
He cited a recent incident at Prempeh College as a troubling example of defiance, noting that some students dared to dismantle closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras that had been installed by the school’s Old Boys Association.
The Minister signalled that such acts of vandalism and indiscipline would not be tolerated as the ministry moves forward with holistic reforms to the educational sector.
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