The Education Regulatory Bodies Bill, 2019 has been laid and gone through the First Reading on the floor of Parliament.
The purpose of the Bill is to establish regulatory bodies, to regulate the education sector in the country effectively and efficiently.
The Education Regulatory Bodies Bill, 2019 is made up of six parts, describing the structures of the various Regulatory Bodies.
Part one of the Bill restructures and merges the existing National Council for Tertiary Education and the National Accreditation Board into one institution, to be known as the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission.
Part two of the Bill merges the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, the National Board for Professional and Technician Examinations and the National Vocational Training Institute into a new body, to be known as the National Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
Parts three, four and five of the Bill provide for the National Teaching Council, the National Inspectorate Authority and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment respectively.
Part six, which is the final part of the Bill, deals with the administrative and financial provisions in respect of the five regulatory bodies established under the Bill.
The Education Regulatory Bodies Bill, 2019 is made up of 118 Clauses with two Schedules.
The First Schedule is made up of Information Required for an Application for Accreditation while the Second Schedule is made up of Form of Accreditation Certificate.
The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, presented The Education Regulatory Bodies Bill, 2019 at the Plenary.
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, subsequently referred the Bill to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education for consideration and report.
Source: GhanaJustice/S.Ayisi
