Know the Mandate, Mission and Vision Statements – Ghana Education Service

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Do you know the core principles that drive the Ghana Education Service and its commitment to shaping a brighter future for the youth of Ghana?

The Mission statement is a brief summary of our purpose, core values, and our primary objectives. It is like the reason why we are existing and the scope of our activities. Think of our vision statement as “what we do, for whom, and why”.

MISSION STATEMENT

To ensure that all Ghanaian children of school-going age are provided with inclusive and equitable quality formal education and training through effective and efficient management of resources to make education delivery relevant to the manpower needs of the nation.

The Vision statement statement declares the aspirations and long-term objectives of GES. It tells what we aim to be in future or the impact we aim to achieve.

VISION STATEMENT

Ghana Education Service seeks to create an enabling environment in all educational institutions and management positions that will facilitate effective teaching and learning and efficiency in the management for the attainment of the goals of the Service.

GES has been given some special official authority, purpose and directives. These directives gives the Service its legal authority and power to carry out its functions and responsibilities. They are the mandates of the Service.

GES MANDATE

GES is responsible for the implementation of approved national pre-tertiary educational policies and programs to ensure that all Ghanaian children of school-going age irrespective of tribe, gender, disability, religious and political affiliations are provided with inclusive and equitable quality formal education.

PROGRAMMES UNDER THE GES

To enable the GES achieve these set principles, it runs well structured programmes. There are four (4) main programmes under the GES. These are:

Pre-tertiary education management including Headquarters Divisions, Regional and District directorates
Basic Education, comprising Kindergarten, Primary and Junior High Schools
Secondary Education comprising Senior high School (SHS) and Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET)
Special and Inclusive Education

To realise all the aspirations and visions, GES has sectored its operations under Divisions and Units that makes the performance of key functions and activities smooth.

Read this to know more about the DIVISIONS AND UNITS of the GES.