Tamale College of Education
Tamale College of Education is a teacher education college in Tamale (Sagnarigu District, Northern Region, Ghana).[1][2] The college is located in Northern Zone zone. It is one of the 46 public colleges of education in Ghana.[2] The college participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL programme.[3] For the 2018/2019 academic year, the institution received 1086 admission applications but admitted 543. The rest were rejected due to infrastructural challenges.[2]
| Affiliation | Government of Ghana |
|---|---|
| Location | , , NS046 , 9.42136°N 0.85926°W |
| Language | English |
| Region Zone | Northern Region Northern Zone |
| Short name | TaCo / Tace |
| Source: An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana.[1] | |
History
Tamale College of Education is located within the Education Ridge in the Tamale, Ghana Metropolis. It was opened in 1958 with the motto ‘ORA ET LABORA’ by the first president of the Republic of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Sixty female pioneer students were enrolled in the college that year, and it remained a female institution until 1977 when it became a mixed institution.[4]
The compound has a serene environment for effective academic pursuits. The first principal of the college was Miss Freda Mischler, a Swiss Missionary. Tamale Training College has the vision to become a leading institution for the professional training of well disciplined, dedicated and academically qualified teachers for Ghana and the West African sub-region. Its mission is to serve as a centre of academic and professional excellence for training of generalist teachers who would be able to act as facilitators of learning at the basic level of education in Ghana.[4]
Tamale College of Education has attractive staff and students’ accommodation. It has modern academic facilities such as Science Laboratory, Library, Assembly Hall, well-equipped ICT centre with internet facilities. The College has a 4WD Nissan Patrol, a Benz Bus and a 58-seater Tata bus.[4]
| Name | Years served |
|---|---|
| Miss Frieda Mischler | Dec. 1957 – May 1966 |
| Miss Victoria Sackey | May 1966 – Feb. 1971 |
| Mr. Jacob Wayo Amankwa | Feb. 1971 – Mar. 1972 |
| Miss Roseline Shiata Mumuni | Mar. 1972 – Aug.1973 |
| Miss Fusein Katumi | Aug. 1973 – Oct. 1974 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Addabor | Oct. 1974 – Feb.1987 |
| Alhaji B.A. Fuseini | Feb. 1987 – Mar. 1988 |
| Mrs Margaret Andan | Mar. 1988 – Mar. 1997 |
| Mr. Salifu Sulemana | Mar. 1997 – Jul. 2003 |
| Alhaji Yakubu-Bukari | July 2003 – |
Programme
The college has gone through the following programmes since its establishment:
- 4-year Teacher's Certificate ‘A’ Post Middle 1957-1994
- 3-year Teacher's Certificate ‘A’ Post Middle 1990-2006
- 3-year Diploma in Basic Education post secondary 2004-
- 4-year Diploma in Basic Education – UTDBE 2005
- 2-year Diploma in Basic Education post ‘A’ sandwich 2007
Notable Alumni
Tamale College of Education has produced over 5,000 teachers for the Ghana Education Service since its establishment. Some of the products are
- Mrs. Margaret Andan who became a principal of the College and a Divisional Director for Secondary Education
- Miss Alice Continua a former District Chief Executive of Lambussie Karni District, and currently the Member of Parliament.
- Doris Asibi Seidu, former member of parliament for the Chereponi constituency.
- Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed,former deputy minister for Trade and Industry.
References
- Björn Haßler, Jacob Tetteh Akunor, Enock Seth Nyamador (2017). An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana. Available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. Available at http://bjohas.de/atlas2017
- "Teacher Education: Tace Holds 7th Congregation For 476". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- "Our network". Transforming Teacher Education and Learning, Ghana. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- "Learning Hub - T-TEL". www.t-tel.org. Retrieved 2019-07-26.