The Director-General and Management of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) on Monday May 8, 2023 received a delegation from USAID Transforming Education System for Teachers and Students (TESTS) from Liberia.

In a meeting at the Board Room of GTEC, the Chief of Party for TESTS and leader of the delegation, Lisa Deyo, Ed.D. said the main aim of TESTS is to improve the quality of teacher education for the early childhood and primary grades in the Republic of Liberia. According to her, TESTS works in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, The National Commission on Higher Education, and eight partner higher education institutions in Liberia to strengthen institutional capacity of pre-service teacher educator preparation programmes.

Ms. Lisa Deyo said the Team is on a study tour from May 8-13, 2023 to learn about Ghana’s teacher education reform and observe its implementation by visiting selected universities and colleges of education in Ghana. The Team will specifically study how to implement successful professional learning communities ; gain an awareness of how technology is used to prepare preservice teachers; learn how to develop and implement early childhood programs; and observe how colleges of education plan and develop partnerships with practice schools and conduct supported teaching in schools.

The Director-General of GTEC, Professor Mohammed Salifu assured the Team of providing the necessary support throughout their stay. He said GTEC was also open to explore the possibility of potential partnerships with institutions of higher education in Liberia.