Over 7,000 teachers trained in STEM education – Haruna Iddrisu

Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu says more than 7,000 teachers have been trained in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education after a review of gaps identified in the sector.

According to him, the training is part of government efforts to integrate robotics, coding and Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the new basic school curriculum.

He made the disclosure during the launch of the BSTEM programme for basic schools by President John Dramani Mahama at Sawla D/A Primary and JHS on Friday, May 22, as part of the President’s Resetting Ghana tour of the Savannah Region.

“Together with the Ministry of Education, we have trained seven to eight thousand teachers in STEM education, science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. Mr President, it was your Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, who set up a committee to review what affected the teaching and learning of math, science, and engineering. So that has given birth to what we call the iTech BSTEM programme.

“It is to expose the children at the basic foundational level to curiosity, problem solving, and experimentation, so that they acquire the basic skills at that level,” he said.

He added that Artificial Intelligence will become a core component of the new basic education framework.

“Mr President, we will revise our curriculum so robotics, coding, and Artificial Intelligence will now become an integral part of the new basic education scheme,” he said.