Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education, Amedzofe
Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education, Amedzofe is a teacher education college in Amedzofe (Ho West District, Volta Region, Ghana).[1] The college is located in Volta Zone. It is one of 46 public colleges of education in Ghana.[2] The college participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL programme.[3]
Other name | E. P. College of Education, Amedzofe |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Government of Ghana |
| Location | , , V10523 , 6.84324°N 0.43728°E |
| Language | English |
| Region Zone | Volta Region Volta Zone |
| Short name | Ameco |
| Source: An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana.[1] | |
As of May 2019, the college is affiliated with the University of Ghana.[4]
History
Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education (AMECO) was opened on February 10, 1946 with the motto ‘ Education for Service ”. The founding fathers of the College were Mr. W.M. Beveridge, a Scottish missionary, Rev. C.G.Baeta, Rev. R.S. Kwami, Mr. Winfred Addo, Rev. McMillian and Mr. Tom Barton. Members of the teaching staff in 1946 were Mrs. Isa S. Beveridge, Mr. V.O. Anku, Mr. R.Y. Gletsu and Mr. S.K. Agbley.[5] The vision of the College is to position itself to become a reputable College in teacher education, and to be a pace setter in Information Communication Technology education. The College was established with the admission of 30 men. Rev. W.M. Beveridge, was the first principal of the College. In January 1950, the College became a co-educational institution, when it admitted its first batch of 20 female students. AMECO has followed prescribed courses to meet the teacher needs of the country for basic education.[5]
The College has within the sixty years of its existence fulfilled the dreams and aspirations of the founding fathers. AMECO has trained about 6,000 teachers for the nation.
| Name | Years served |
|---|---|
| Rev. W.M. Beveridge | 1946 – 1962 |
| Mr. T.W. Kwami | 1962 – 1973 |
| Mr. W. Otu (Ag.) | 1973 – 1974 |
| Mr. M.O. Mireku | 1974 – 1976 |
| Mr. A.A Bekui | 1976 – 1982 |
| Mr. B.B.K. Adjabeng (Ag.) | 1982 – 1983 |
| Mr. I.K. Cudjoe | 1983 – 1986 |
| Rev. O.K. Klu | 1986 – 1988 |
| Mr. M.A.Y. Fie | 1988 – 1995 |
| Mr. V.K. Akude (Ag.) | 1995 – 1996 |
| Mr. J.N.K. Fianu | 1996 – 2000 |
| Rev. E.K. Gaewu | 2000 – 2004 |
| Mr. J.D. Koka | 2005 |
Programmes
The courses it has provided over the years are;
- two-year post middle Teacher's Certificate ‘A’,
- 4-year post middle Teacher's Certificate ‘A’,
- 3-year post secondary Teacher's Certificate ‘A’
- 3-year post secondary Diploma in Basic Education introduced in October, 2004.
- Specialist programme in Home Science introduced in 1974, but later transferred to Aburi.[5]
- 4-year degree in Basic Education introduced in October, 2019
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
- National Accreditation Board, Ghana - Public Colleges of Education
- "Our network". Transforming Teacher Education and Learning, Ghana. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- Adams, Claude Nyarko (2019-05-18). "Ghana: 6 Colleges of Education Now Affiliated to University of Ghana". Ghanaian Times (Accra). Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- "Learning Hub - T-TEL". www.t-tel.org. Retrieved 2019-07-29.