GES Deputy Director-General Reaffirms Government’s Commitment to STEM Education as Key to Ghana’s Development
The Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Smile Gavua Dzisi, has reiterated government’s strong commitment to making Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education the foundation of the country’s national development agenda.
Speaking at the 2025 STEMtastic Adventures! Africa Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya, Prof. Dzisi underscored that strengthening STEM education remains central to building a competitive and problem-solving workforce for Ghana.
“We are really committed to having a robust STEM workforce. Because we recognise that to stay competitive and also to be able to solve unique challenges or problems in all the sectors, we need to pay critical attention to STEM education,” she stated.
Prof. Dzisi explained that Ghana’s STEM strategy is anchored in the Education Sector Medium-Term Development Plan (ESMTDP) 2018–2030, which focuses on three core objectives:
- Improving teaching and learning resources for STEM subjects.
- Enhancing STEM outcomes for all students, with special emphasis on girls.
- Reforming curriculum and assessment to better prepare learners for modern challenges.
She further highlighted several ongoing government initiatives shaping the STEM policy landscape, including the ICT for Education Policy, the EdTech Strategy, and the integration of coding and robotics into both basic and secondary school curricula.
The symposium, organised by the mEducation Alliance in partnership with the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) and the African Union Development Agency, provided a platform for stakeholders to share best practices and innovations in STEM instruction. The meeting also placed strong emphasis on promoting equity in STEM through inclusive approaches that expand access for underrepresented groups.
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Participants included government officials, international organisations, technology experts, foundations, researchers, teachers, and students from across Africa and beyond.
Prof. Dzisi revealed that plans are underway to equip every school in Ghana with modern STEM laboratories and ensure the availability of highly skilled STEM teachers. She also stressed the importance of continuous professional development for educators, especially in pedagogy, digital tools, and hands-on teaching methodologies.
“As we speak, there’s a compulsory, mandatory teacher professional development that we do every month to make sure that we equip them with the necessary skills to be able to impart to our students,” she noted.
She also called for sustained investment in infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, and reiterated that teacher training is essential to sparking interest and building capacity in STEM disciplines.
Ghana’s delegation to the symposium included:
- Larry K. Agbor, Deputy Executive Director, CENDLOS
- Peter Kwaku Tettey, Principal Programme Officer in charge of STEM Education, Ministry of Education
- Victor Owusu, Ghana Education Service
- Ms. Doroth Anyimadu, Headmistress, Aggrey Memorial Episcopal Zion Senior High School
- Ms. Juliana Anyimadu, Assistant Headmistress, Aggrey Memorial Senior High School
- Madam Grace Essuman Mensah, Municipal STEM Coordinator, Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirim District
Madam Mensah also featured as a speaker during the Mathematical Thinking session, where she shared effective classroom strategies for improving mathematics instruction in Ghana. Her recommendations included activity-based learning, contextual problem-solving, and the use of manipulatives to make abstract concepts more relatable and easier to understand.
The 2025 STEMtastic Adventures! Africa Symposium reaffirmed Ghana’s resolve to strengthen STEM education as a pathway to sustainable development and a competitive future.
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