Ministry of Education (Ghana)

Ministry of Education, Ghana Burh
Agency overview


Formed	1957
Jurisdiction	Republic of Ghana
Headquarters	Ghana
Ministers responsible	Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa
Agency executive	Mr. Enoch Cobbinah
Parent agency	Ghana Education Service
Child agency	National Accreditation Board (Ghana)
Website	Official website

Ghana

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Ghana
Constitution
Executive President (list) John Mahama Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur President Nana Akufo-Addo Vice President-elect Mahamudu Bawumia Ministers Council of State
Legislative Parliament Members of Parliament
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: G. T. Wood Human rights
Elections Constituencies Political parties Politicians Electoral Commission Recent elections General: 2008 2012 2016
Administrative divisions Regions Districts
Foreign relations Minister for Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions Passport Nationality law
Other countries Atlas

The Ministry of Education (MOE) is a multiportfolio government ministry of Ghana, responsible for the government and management of Ghana's education. It is responsible for the national education curriculum, primarily instituted by Ghana Education Services, which is part of the Ministry.^[1]

The Ministry of Education was established under the Civil Service Law 327 and under the PNDC Law 1993 with the mandate to provide relevant education to all Ghanaians.^[2]

The Ministry's main offices are located in Accra.

History

The first Minister of Education in Ghana was J.B. Erzuah under the Nkrumah government in 1957.

Agencies

NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD (NAB)
WEST AFRICA EXAMINATION COUNCIL (WAEC)
COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING (COTVET)
THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICIAN EXAMINATIONS (NABPTEX)
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION (NCTE)
GHANA LIBRARY AUTHORITY (GLA)
GHANA ACADEMY OF ART AND SCIENCE
FUNDS AND PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT UNIT
GHANA NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNESCO

References

External links

Ministries and Agencies in Ghana

Ministry of Interior	Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service Narcotics Control Board Borstal Institute for Juveniles Ghana Prisons Service Ghana Immigration Service Refugee Board Ministry of Tourism National Disaster Management Organization Ghana Police Service Ministry of Education National Accreditation Board Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs

Ministry of Youth and Sports	National Youth Authority (Ghana) National Youth Employment Program National Service Secretariat (Ghana)

Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning	Ghana Statistical Service SSNIT Value Added Tax Service Internal Revenue Service Chartered Institute of Taxation Ghana Revenue Authority Customs Excise and Preventive Service

Ministry of Trade and Industry	Ghana Standards Board The Institute of Economic Affairs

Ministry of Health	Ghana Health Service Insurance Scheme (NHIS)

Ministry of Communication and Technology	National Information Technology Agency Ghana Space Science and Technology Centre Ghana Open Data Initiative Council for Scientific and Industrial Research National Media Commission

Ministry of Defence	Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) Ghana Armed Forces Ghana Nuclear Society

Ministry of Transport	Ghana Civil Aviation Authority GRC DVLA Ghana Highway Authority Ministry of Roads and Highways

Ministry of Energy	Ghana National Petroleum Corporation Volta River Authority GAEC

Ministry of Food and Agriculture	Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA)

Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation	Environment and Natural Resources Advisory Council Environmental Protection Agency

Coordinates: 5°33′06″N 0°11′40″W / 5.551576°N 0.194334°W / 5.551576; -0.194334

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.

Ministry of Education (Ghana)

History

Agencies

See also

References

External links