The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh is billed to hold a News Conference to explain the much-talked-about double track system scheduled to be rolled out to augment the Free SHS policy.
Although government has made major pronouncements on the double track system, the sector which will be implementing the programme has not yet made any official statement.
Despite the barrage of criticisms on the double track system, government maintains that it’ll work smoothly, insisting that it has consulted widely on the programme.
Several stakeholders like the National Association of Graduate Teachers(NAGRAT) say they’ll resist moves by government to shove down the throat of teachers, the implementation of the double track system policy which it seeks to roll out in September.
A statement issued by NAGRAT said the Association is taken aback on the fact the introduction of such a major policy, teachers who’ll be the main implementers of it, were not consulted on it.
While it acknowledged the enormous pressure on the ministry of Education and the need to deal with a gap of one hundred and eighty one thousand students resulting from the quantum increase in students emerging from the Free SHS policy, the Association argues stakeholders’ engagement on the double track system is nonetheless crucial for the best way out.
Government has announced that it is set to roll out its double Tracking System which will be similar to the semester mode of learning applicable in the universities at the SHS level.
The objectives of the Double-track School Calendar are to create room to accommodate increase in enrolment, reduce class sizes, increase contact hours and to increase the number of holidays.