Among others, the ITPDLL Board is responsible for the approval of results before publication. This the Board has been consistent and earnest, ensuring results of students go through laid-down procedures before being approved for publication. The seriousness and commitment attached to this business has resulted in early release of results of the affiliate Colleges of Education; a great relief to students and Management of the Colleges.
Since taking over mentorship of the affiliate Colleges of Education, the Institute has successfully conducted End of Semester Examination for First and Second Semesters of the 2023/2024 Academic year, and that of the First Semester of the 2024/2025 Academic Year. It has also supervised the conduct of mid-semester examinations and Residential Conference Marking of scripts after the Examinations.
The Institute has stayed committed to delivering on its mandate and has ensured timely publication of results via the AAMUSTED Information Support System (AISS), since the university assumed mentorship of the affiliate colleges. For the first time, students of the affiliate Colleges of Education were able to access their results online. An achievement the Institute and AAMUSTED are very proud of and a big relief to the affiliate Colleges.
The Centre for Quality Assurance, Assessment and Examination engages with the Directorate of Quality Assurance, Publication and Accreditation (QAPA) and the Colleges of Education Quality Assurance Officers to ensure standards are followed in accordance with accreditation requirements.
Until AAMUSTED took over mentorship of the affiliate Colleges, students of the Colleges only registered for their programmes manually. However, the Institute had been able to upload students’ data unto the AISS, making it possible for the students to register online. Again, a feat worth celebrating. That achievement was made possible through the Institute’s constant collaborations with the Head, Department of Information Technology Education (ITE), Dr. William Asiedu, Head of Software Development and Enterprise Resource Planning (SDERP), Mr. Michael Appiah, and cooperation of Management of the Colleges.
The Centre for Outreach and Distance Learning (CODL) of the Institute runs Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) programmes at the following Study Centres:
- Kumasi Technical University (KsTU)
- Sakafia SHS, Kumasi
- Tamale College of Education
In collaboration with GTEC and the T-TEL, the Centre also runs a special Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) for National Service Persons, which ongoing. In 2024, the University graduated one hundred and seventy-five (175) students at the Takoradi, Takyiman and Cape Coast Study Centres of the University, while twenty-two students graduated from the special PGDE programme. More than five hundred (500) students at the Kumasi and Tamale Study Centres would soon graduate.
Supported Teaching in Schools (STS) and Students Internship Programme (SIP) of the University continues to see improvement each year. The course is undertaken by for all Level 300 and 400 students in the University, who are pursuing education-related programmes – both Regular and Sandwich for those offering undergraduate programmes and PostgraduateDiploma in Education (PGDE).
Under the programme, students are made to undertake eight weeks of STS at various Basic and Senior High Schools (SHS) to understudy mentors, who are experienced professional teachers, and submit reports to their supervisors. Similarly, Level 400 students embark ontheir SIP at various Basic Schools and SHS across the country to teach under the supervision of mentors. Supervisors visit the interns to assess their performance and grade the interns.Series of Pre-Internship and Post-Internshiop workshops are organised for the interns (mentees), mentors, and supervisors, separately, to expose them to the rubrics of the exercise, use of the Internship Records Books, and new developments in the national curriculum.
The Institute continues to undertake various activities and other programmes intended to build the capacities of Faculty and staff of the affiliate Colleges of Education. Some of the activities organised include the following:
- Need Assessment of faculty and staff of affiliate Colleges of Education
- Capacity Building Workshop for Management and Staff of AAMUSTED and affiliate Colleges of Education
- Workshop for College Assessment and IT Officers
- Workshop for College Assessment and Quality Assurance Officers
- Workshop on AAMUSTED E-Library System for College Librarians
- Workshop for College Finance Officers
- Course-Based Workshop for College Lecturers
- Post-Migration engagement with College faculty and staff
As part of the mentoring programme for the AAMUSTED affiliate Colleges of Education, the Institute with support of Management embarks on periodic monitoring visits and engagements with College Management and staff.
The affiliate University consistently addresses Matriculations and Congregations of the affiliate Colleges of Education, as required, since taking over from the previous mentor University, UEW. Also, at the Investiture of the Principals, Ada and Akatsi Colleges of Education, the Vice-Chancellor was represented to make the programmes successful.