Educationist, Mr. Daniel Fenyi has urged the government to enhance infrastructure for mandatory computing curriculum in basic schools.
His statement is in response to the Ghana Education Service (GES) official release of the list of approved subjects for the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
According to the GES, the mandatory subjects are English Language, Mathematics, General Science, Social Studies, Religious and Moral Education, Career Technology and Creative Arts and Design. Ghanaian languages are classified under the elective subjects with French, Arabic and Computing under the optional subjects.
Speaking to Univers News, the educationist shared his opinion on why computing should be made a mandatory subject for BECE candidates instead of being an optional subject.
He continued to expound on the importance of information technology in our lives and made some suggestions which should be taken into consideration as Ghana is gearing towards digitalization.
“Whether we like it or not, computers and computing has come to stay. Literally, they are integral to the real world of work so if grooming and training our children for this world of work is our major or key priority then it would be of a necessity to integrate it properly into our curriculum, else we would produce children who would not be compatible in the real world of work,” he said.
He continued to draw emphasis on the need for infrastructural improvement to successfully incorporate computing as a mandatory subject.
“However, we should be humble enough that before we can successfully integrate computing as a mandatory subject for BECE candidates, there are some basic facilities and infrastructure that must be in place to properly produce positive results of this implementation.”
Though drawing emphasis on why computing should be made a mandatory subject for BECE candidates, Mr. Fenyi also spoke of the need for basic facilities and infrastructures in various basic schools in order to effectively implement policies geared towards improving access to computer-based skills among students.
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Story by: Opuni Frimpong Asante | univers.ug.edu.gh
