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The President of the Garden City University College (GCUC) at Kenyase near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, Prof Edward Kwame Asante, has reiterated the call for the amendment of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) law, Act 581, 2000) to allow private universities to also benefit from the fund.
He said the private universities were also contributing to the manpower development of the country and as such, should be assisted to train the needed human resources for the development of Ghana.
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For instance, he said GCUC, has been training personnel for the health sector over the years and these people serve in the public sector and therefore believed that if assisted, the private universities would churn out better trained manpower who would also contribute their quota to the nation.
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The controversial Agyapa Royalties transaction which the government plans to re-table before Parliament is likely to face another setback except for the President himself takes charge to explain its benefits to the good people of Ghana.
“The President should engage in broader stakeholders’ consultation. It is the work of the President and his cabinet to tell the people their policy guidelines. Even the Sector Minister cannot do anything about the deal”, Lecturer with the Garden City University College, Mr. Aaron Kumah advised.
President Akufo-Addo delivering while delivering his State of the Nation Address on Tuesday, March 9 told Parliament his government intends to further engage lawmakers on the future of the transaction which was put on suspension after civil society organizations raised red flags
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Seven Dental Therapists have successfully undergone training at the Garden City University College (GCUC) as the first of such medical cadres trained in Ghana.
The University admitted its first 10 students into the Dental Therapy Course in the year 2018 under its Faculty of Health Sciences after securing its accreditation as the first University to offer this course.
The graduates are expected to augment dental health facilities by providing preventive, educational, and therapeutic services for the control of oral diseases and the promotion of oral health.
The students were attached to the Garden City University Clinic which has accreditation by the Medical and Dental Council for training and registered with the Radiation Protection Agency of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission.
Two armed men have robbed the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asokore Mampong, Alhaji Alidu Seidu and bolted with the Toyota Hilux Pick Up Vehicle he was driving.