The National Democratic Congress, NDC, has promised to implement free tertiary education for persons living with disabilities should the party be voted into power on December 7, 2020.
This was made known in the Manifesto launched by the Party Monday. The policy is among other interventions promised by the NDC to empower persons with Disability.
The party also says it will maintain the payment of allowances to teacher-trainees and abolish the teacher licensure exams.
“Maintain the status quo with regards to the payment of allowances for teacher and nursing trainees. Abolish the mandatory national service and teacher licensure examinations for graduates of the Colleges of Education. Restore automatic employment of newly trained teachers. Provide free tertiary education for persons with disabilities. Support tertiary institutions to invest in the virtual infrastructure,” the party promised in its 2020 manifesto.
The Manifesto also touched on Legal education, stating that: “vigorously reform and expand access to professional legal education and provide opportunities to all qualified LLB holders by granting accreditation to certified law faculties to undertake the professional law qualification course”
“Review the Legal Profession Act in consultation with stakeholders, and establish a Council for legal education and training, to accredit certified law faculties to run the Professional Law Course subject to the oversight supervision of the Council. Establish a faculty of law in the Northern Region to serve the northern sector”.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
