QUESTION 1
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (MOE) AND THE GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE (GES)?
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
The Ministry of Education (MOE) is a department of the government responsible for the formulation of all educational policies from the basic to the tertiary level. It is headed by a political appointee known as the Minister and supported by an administrative head called the Chief Director.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is an agency under the MOE responsible for the implementation of educational policies of the Ministry relating to pre-tertiary level. The GES is headed by a Director-General, who in most cases, is a public servant.
Again, the MOE provides resources required by the agencies under it to implement their policies and the GES in turn distributes such resources to its outlets.
QUESTION 2
WHAT IS THE MISSION OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION?
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
The mission of the MOE is to provide relevant education to all Ghanaians at all levels to enable them to acquire skills that will assist them to develop their potentials, to be productive, to facilitate poverty reduction and to promote socio-economic growth and national development.
QUESTION 3
WHAT IS THE MANDATE OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION?
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
The mandate of the Ministry of Education includes the following:
1) To formulate educational policies and programmes based on the needs of the nation for implementation by the agencies under it.
ii). To oversee the work of all agencies under it to ensure that policies are implemented.
iii) To allocate resources to the agencies under it for the implementation of the policies relating to them.
iv) To monitor and evaluate the policies and programmes being implemented by the agencies under it.
QUESTION 4
NAME TEN AGENCIES THAT FALL UNDER THE MINISTRY OF AHT EDUCATION (MOE).
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
Agencies that fall under the MOE include the following:
- Ghana Education Service (GES)
-
National Service Secretariat (NSS)
-
West African Examinations Council-Local (WAEC)
- Ghana Tertiary Education Commission
-
Ghana Library Authority
- Complementary Education Agency
-
Scholarships Secretariat
-
National Archives
-
Ghana Institute of Languages
-
National Board for Professional and Technical Examinations
-
Book Development Council
-
Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences
-
Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND)
- National Schools Inspectorate Authority
-
National Teaching Council
-
National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA)
- Commission for Technical and Vocational Training
-
Students Loan Trust.
- TVIT
QUESTION 5
WHAT THREE BODIES OR INSTITUTIONS ARE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR EDUCATIONAL DELIVERY AT THE PRE-TERTIARY LEVEL IN THE COUNTRY?
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
The three bodies or institutions directly responsible for educational delivery at the pre-tertiary level in the country are the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service Council and Ghana Education Service.
QUESTION 6
WHAT WORKING RELATIONSHIPS EXIST AMONG THE MOE, GES COUNCIL AND THE GES IN THE DELIVERY OF PRE-TERTIARY EDUCATION?
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
The Ministry of Education formulates educational policies and programmes and provides resources to the GES for the implementation of such policies. The Ghana Education Service implements the Ministry’s policies relating to pre-tertiary level education.
The Ghana Education Service Council supervises and monitors the activities of the Ghana Education Service to ensure that it implements the policies and programmes relating to it.
The GES Council reports back to the MOE as to how the GES is implementing its policies and also advises the Ministry on educational issues.
QUESTION 7
WHAT ISA POLICY? WHAT FACTOR SARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN FORMULATING A POLICY?
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
A policy is a documented plan to achieve an institution’s target or objective. The factors to consider in formulating a policy include the needs of the people affected by the policy, the type of people affected, resources to implement the policy-material and human and the benefits to be derived from the implementation of the policy.
QUESTION 8
NAME SOME OF THE EDUCATIONAL POLICIES WHICH HAVE BEEN UNDER IMPLEMENTATION IN THE COUNTRY IN THE PAST AND PRESENT.
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
Some of the educational policies include:
-
Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE)
-
Junior High School Concept
-
Gender Equity with emphasis on Girl Child Education
-
Students Loan Scheme
-
Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND)
-
Free Senior High School Education
-
Mainstreaming of K.G into the public sector
-
Free supply of textbooks
-
Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS)
QUESTION 9
WHAT IS FCUBE? IN YOUR OWN ASSESSMENT HOW FAR HAS FCUBE ACHIEVED ITS OBJECTIVE?
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
FCUBE means Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education. It is a comprehensive programme put in place in 1995 and designed to provide good quality education for all children of school going age in Ghana at the Basic Education level and that by 2015 they should all have been in school. The main objectives are improving on quality teaching and learning, efficiency and effectiveness of management performance, and ensuring increased access and participation in education.
The success of the FCUBE can be assessed under the following headings: how free, compulsory, universal and accessible its implementation has been.
In terms of Basic Education being free a lot has been achieved- tuition free, fee free, free textbooks, free uniform to some needy children and school feeding programme in some selected KG and Primary Schools. The financial burden on parents is heavily reduced with the implementation of the policy.
In terms of ensuring that all children of school going age should be in school the enforcement level is not the best since we still have school going children being engaged in child labour during school hours and no parent has been taken to court for prosecution.
In terms of universality much has been achieved since there has been equal opportunity for all children irrespective of gender, tribe, religion and location with particular reference to gender balance (girl child education.)
In terms of access to basic education, the increased number of pupils in the schools speaks for itself.
The implementation however has had its related challenges because of some interventions which have led to increased enrolment and therefore putting pressure on government to release more resources to cater for the increased enrolment.
QUESTION 10
WHAT IS THE CORE DUTY OF THE GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE?
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
The core duty of the Ghana Education Service is to implement educational policies of the
MOE to ensure that all children of school going age receive quality formal education and training without discrimination.
In so doing the GES recruits, posts and helps to upgrade personnel’s capacity for the teaching and supporting services, distributes available resources equitably to facilitate teaching, learning and management, see to the welfare of personnel by promoting upgrading them and paying their legitimate benefits like salaries and other allowances, monitoring and supervising activities of personnel within the service to ensure effective teaching and learning and judicious use of resources, compiling data for effective planning and giving feedback to the GES Council and the MOE on its performance.
CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING PARTS
GES Promotion Interview Questions & Answers (All Areas) PART 1
GES Promotion Interview Questions & Answers (All Areas) PART 2
GES Promotion Interview Questions & Answers (All Areas) PART 3
GES Promotion Interview Questions & Answers (All Areas) PART 4
GES Promotion Interview Questions & Answers (All Areas) PART 5
