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Ghana Library begins nationwide training for SHS librarians

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The Ghana Library Authority with support of the Ministry of Education has begun a nationwide residential training program for Senior High School (SHS), Librarians.

The collaboration is the first ever nationwide training of such magnitude in Ghana’s history for school librarians.

The training, which is taking place at Adako Jachie in the Ejisu Municipality of Ashanti, forms part of government’s agenda within the framework of the implementation of the Free SHS policy to build the capacity of school librarians to ensure quality education, leading to improved  learning outcomes. 

It is being facilitated by a team of professionals from the Ghana Library Authority and University of Ghana.

Almost 700 school librarians are expected to be taken through training in areas such as Cataloguing and Classification, Preservation of Documentary Materials, Practical use of Library Management System for collection management among others.

The Zone One workshop taking place in the Ejisu Municipality is made up of 210 participants from the Ashanti Bono, Ahafo and Bono East Regions.

The Executive Director of the Ghana Library Authority, Dr. Hayford Siaw, said some interventions are currently ongoing to bring libraries to acceptable standards.

The Board Chairperson of the Ghana Library Authority, Dr. Helena Asamoah Hassan disclosed that available data shows first year students who are often come from less endowed schools have problem with reading and has therefore challenged participating librarians to be innovative and creative to address reading challenges confronting pupils and students.

A Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum said outlined government programmes and interventions that are being rolled out to give a new face to Senior High School libraries. According to him,  we are now in knowledge economic hence the total transformation into the country educational system.

Story filed by GBC’s Razak Baba

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