See below for specifics.

By Collins Tetteh Abeni, Assistant Secretary/ Assistant PRO

The whole process is expected to last for about a month or less.

According to the officers put in charge of the admission process, so far the process has been very calm and smooth, with very minimal pressure on them as compared to that of the 2021–2022 academic year’s admission.

Applicants that have been given the scarce opportunity of being enlisted or selected due to the competitive nature of the selection could not hide their joy.

Talatu Mahmoud enthusiastically poured out heart her emotions, “I am so much happy and relieved, all due to the fact that I have been granted admission into this national admirable College of Education…” She adds, “..Since my senior high school days, I have really yearned to be here, at Offinso College of Education. Praise be to Allah that my prayer has been answered today, Wednesday, 28^th December 2022.”

All fresh teacher trainees admitted to the college are expected to report to school on Monday, January 23, 2023.

Report by: Collins Tetteh Abeni, Assist. Secretary/ Assist. PRO

As it frequently occurs, the college has once again organised a two-day workshop, 21st- 22nd December 2022 for the academic staff. It was facilitated by Prof. Isaac Boateng, the Dean of Faculty of Business Education (FBE) of the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) and a council member of the Offinso College of
Education.

Prof. Isaac Boateng, the facilitator

The objective of the workshop was to give participants an opportunity to practise principles of good written communication as they apply to research proposals and to help them gain insight into how peer review decision-making panels assess and evaluate research proposals.

As part of the programme, members were assigned to groups of two, three, or four, and each group was tasked with writing a proposal with the aim of attracting a grant. To do this, they were to choose a research topic that interested them, give a brief background, a statement of the problem, the aims and objectives of the study, an impact statement, methodology, a work schedule, and an ethics and risk assessment.

Participants were very much enthused to have had the privilege of participating in such a workshop organised by the college. Like Napoleon, they called for more.

Reported by: Collins Tetteh Abeni, Assist. Secretary/Assist. PRO

The College Principal was first appointed on 1^st November 2018 to stair the affairs of the college. Hence, his first term of office shall be due on 31^st October 2022 which is why it formed part of the agenda of the just organised College Council meeting.

The College Council, upon extensive deliberation on the motion unanimously resolved that the current College Principal, Very Rev. Joseph Nkyi Asamoah be allowed to continue to occupy the seat of the College Principal of this noble institution. Very instrumental in his reappointment is the College Council’s considered view that the Principal has remarkably improved the physical infrastructure and academic performance of students of the college within the years (2018-2022) under review. The College Council was genuinely impressed with the performance and leadership of the College Principal, Very Rev. Joseph Nkyi Asamoah. As part of this report is the list of some developmental projects carried out under the watch of the College Principal.

DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECT(S) COVERING THE PERIOD OF 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR TO DATE

A. GETFund Funded projects

1. The government has constructed for and handed over a 2000-seater capacity auditorium to the college.
2. Construction of a modern lecture hall and ICT complex which was initiated in 2016 has stalled.
3. A 300-bed capacity hostel facility has also commenced and it is steadily on-going. It is hoped to be completed in fifteen (15) months’ time.

B. Internally Generated Fund (IGF) funded projects (Kindly refer to the appendix for pictorial evidence):

1. Acquisition of one thousand (1000) conference chairs for the college auditorium to solve the problem of using the dining hall over the years as a venue for other college gatherings and also saving the college from using huge sums of money to rent chairs from the outside for big gatherings such as congregations, matriculations, etc.
2. The college also refurbished lecture halls with 500 modern tables and chairs to improve teaching and learning.
3. Palm kennel stove was also installed at the college kitchen to bring a relief to the cooks by saving them from smoke inhalation which is a health hazard.  Additionally, dining hall tables and benches were procured to meet the increasing number of students.
4. The college also installed maize mill, flour mill and tomato mill for domestic use in order to reduce the high cost of payment at commercial rate.
5. The sick bay to the college has also been renovated and well-resourced. Currently, it provides the basic health needs of the entire college community. In collaboration with the Offinso South Municipal Health Directorate, the facility is now NHIS accredited and it is managed by a Physician Assistant and a nurse.
6. With the exception of the outer lanes of the college, most part of the college have been laid with pavement blocks now.
7. The new Principal’s bungalow’s construction is finished and furnished. The Principal currently resides there.
8. At the Male Students’ Hall, 24-seat KVIP washrooms have been renovated and replaced with W.C.
9. To ease the strain on student housing, a historic dormitory block with a capacity of 120 beds has once more undergone refurbishment.
10. The construction of the college fence started earlier in 2021 and is still ongoing. It has now reached a total length of five hundred and fifty (550) meters. Thus, 300 meters on the frontage and 250 meters on the Ampabame end of the college. Meanwhile, it has significantly increased security within the college, as intended.
11. The college’s new entrance, the construction of which began in February 2022, is now complete. The Kumasi Diocesan Bishop and now, the Chair for this Governing Council, Rt. Rev. Stephen K. Owusu, and the Principal, Very Rev. Joseph Nkyi Asamoah, cut the sod in that regard on February 8, 2022. For the moment, pavement of the pedestrian walkway from the entrance leading to inner part of the college is in progress.
12. Additionally, the college’s staff common room has undergone a comprehensive renovation with new swivel seats (enough for the entire staff), installed air conditioners, and curtains.
13. The administration building, college library, dining hall, lecture halls, male halls and the SRC secretariat have all had their outside paintwork replaced.
14. Moreover, some college departments have received supplies such as office desks, chairs, computers, printers, curtains and cabinets.
15. More so, additional borehole has been drilled for the college bringing the total number of boreholes to seven (7).
16. The college has also bought two (2) tractor mowers, two (2) slashers and two (2) lawn mowers to make our landscaping tasks easier and more convenient.
17. The college leveled and re-grassed the college football field; constructed a concrete oval around it, and created two (2) concrete volleyball courts as well as a concrete handball court to an appreciable standard in order to enhance college sporting activities.
18. The administration block annex was maintained by way of tiling the base of the building as the building showed a sign of water adsorption at the base.
19. Last but not least, the college has created a website with the domain name www.ofce.edu.gh in order to close the communication gap with stakeholders.

OFFINSO COLLEGE OF EDUCATION SOME IGF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

LAYING OF PAVEMENT BLOCKS ON THE MAJOR STREETS/WALKWAYS TO LECTURE HALLS ON CAMPUS (2018 – TO DATE)

CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PRINCIPAL’S BUNGALOW (2019 – 2022)

CONSTRUCTION OF COLLEGE ENTRANCE (2022), (COMPLETED)

SOME IGF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

CONSTRUCTION OF COLLEGE FENCE WALL (550 METERS PHASE1 & 2) (2021 – TO DATE),  (ON GOING)

REFURBISHMENT OF COLLEGE AUDITORIUM WITH 1000 CONFERENCE CHAIRS (2019)

REFURBISHMENT OF STAFF COMMON ROOM (2022) OFFINSO COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

SOME IGF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

CONSTRUCTION OF TWO CONCRETE VOLLEY BALL CORTS (2020 – 2021) , (COMPLETED)

CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE HANDBALL CORT (2019 – 2021) , (COMPLETED)

LEVELLING AND REGRASSING OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL FIELD WITH CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE OVAL AROUND IT (2019 – 2022)

SOME IGF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

REFURBISHMENT OF LECTURE HALLS WITH 500 MODERN TABLES AND CHAIRS (2020)

ACQUISITION OF (2) NEW TRACTOR MOWERS (2022)

CONTINUATION OF THE SRC SECRETARIAT PROJECT WHICH BEGAN IN 2015 (80% COMPLETE) (2018 – TO  DATE)

Report by: Collins Tetteh Abeni, Assistant College Secretary

Education minister inaugurates governing councils for Offinso College of Education, 12 others; urges them to focus on innovative and creative ways in training teachers

Pic:

Principal of Offinso College of Education, Very Rev. Joseph Nkyi Asamoah)

Education minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum

Source: Offinso Watch (Facebook)

SRC PRESIDENT (MARK DWOBENG) AND DEAN OF STUDENTS PRESENTING THE DONATION TO THE COLLEGE PRINCIPAL AND STAFF

The donation was made up of twenty (20) t-shirts for the College Band and ninety (90) t-shirts for the College Sports Team, thus, making one hundred and twenty (120) t-shirts in all. They donated flags were four (4) pieces in number which comprised a Ghana flag, a Methodist Church, Ghana flag and two (2) Offinso College of Education flags.

FLAGS DONATED BY THE SRC

With the support of the Dean of Students, Mr. Augustine Adjei, the College President in the person of Mr. Mark Dwobeng presented the items to the college on behalf of the SRC.

FROM LEFT MR YAHAYA AND MR TSIKATA OF THE P.E. DEPARTMENT RECIEVING THE T-SHIRTS ON BEHALF OF THE SPORTS TEAM

Similarly, the Principal, Very Rev. Joseph Nkyi Asamoah, in the presence of some staff members, received the items in the name of the college. He was very much thankful for the kind gesture extended towards the college by the SRC.

Story by: Collins Abeni Tetteh

GENERAL PROGRAMME

Sunday, 3rd July 2022.         The arrival of the contingent/ Briefing (7:30 pm)

Monday, 4^th July 2022.         First session-Games/Inspection of Cross-country Route at 4:00 pm

Tuesday, 5^th July 2022.         Games Continue (7:30am)/Afternoon Opening Ceremony at 2:00pm

Wednesday, 6^th July 2022.    Morning and Afternoon Session Games,                         

Thursday, 7^th July 2022.       Morning Session Games/ Afternoon Athletics

Friday, 8^th July 2022.            Athletics

Saturday, 9^th July 2022.        Dawn Session Cross Country/ Morning FINAL Games

Saturday, 9^th July 2022.        Final Soccer Match (WOMEN)/ Closing ceremony

Sunday, 10^th July 2022         Departure

DAILY PROGRAMME

TUESDAY, 5^TH July 2022

OPENING CEREMONY

1. Contingents assemble at Offinso College of Education Field
2. The arrival of Principals and other Dignitaries
3. Yen ara Asaase Ni/National Pledge
4. Introduction of Dignitaries
5. Welcome Address
6. Inspection of College Teams
7. Return of Trophies
8. Hoisting of Games/College Flags
9. Lighting of Flames
10. Swearing of Games Oaths
11. Festival song
12. Opening Address by –
13. Marching of Colleges
14. Kick-Off Opening Match (OFCE vs WESCO) – Men

NUMBER AND COLOURS
OF COMPETING COLLEGES IN ATHLETICS

SATURDAY, 9^TH JULY 2022

CLOSING CEREMONY

1. All contingents Assemble at Offinso College of Education
2. The arrival of Principals and the Municipal Director of Education
3. The arrival of Invited Guests
4. Opening prayer
5. Officiating Officials take their positions
6. Final Soccer Match (WOMEN)
7. Line Up of Contingents
8. Introduction of Dignitaries presented by ……………………….
9. Closing Address
10. The extinguishing of Game Flame
11. Lowering of Game Flag
12. Handing over Games Flag to the next Host Zone
13. Presentation of Certificates and Trophies
14. Closing remarks and Vote of Thanks by …………………………….
15. Closing Prayer
16. Departure

The Offinso College of Education (OFCE) management hosted an event to recognize its top level 100 and level 400 students. The ceremony was the third of its sort; similar ones were done in the previous semester for the levels 200 and 300 students.

There were awards given to 117 students in all. In a breakdown, there were forty-three (43) level 400 students and seventy-four (74) level 100 students in this group. Gloria Timah Sarkodie had a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.00, making her the best student overall from level 100.

Bismark Ekpe had a CGPA of 3.97 and was the top student in the level 400 division.

Bismarck Ekpe receiving his award from the College Principal (V.Rev. Joseph Nkyi Asamoah)

The Principal of the College, teaching and Non-teaching staff, National Service Personnel, Executives of the Students Representative Council, and Level 100 and 400 Students attended the ceremony. The College Principal noted in his welcoming speech that the Awards Scheme was designed to encourage all students to work diligently.

He continued by saying that the Scheme was also intended to motivate the recipients to continue working hard and being diligent in their academic pursuits so they might graduate from the college with a very good class at the conclusion of their four-year stay.

Level 400 awardees with the Principal

Mr. Augustine Adjei, the Dean of Students Affairs, expressed his happiness with the students’ success and urged them to put in extra effort to win more accolades of this nature.

Level 100 awardees with Staff of OFCE

Mr. Jonathan Kwame Mensah, the college’s Academic Affairs Officer, gave the students the advice that if they wanted to achieve such academic success, they should not take it easy but instead push themselves to improve or maintain their CGPA.

Gloria Timah Sarkodie the overall best student in level 100

Story by: Francis Boateng (Misty)

THE EVENT IN PICTURES

From left Minka Derrick, Gloria Timah Sarkodie, Jessica Banney and Adu Lord (Overall best students, level 100)

From left Anane Castro (SRC President), Rebecca Frimpong and Ekpe Bismarck (Level 400 overall best students)

Level 100 awardees with the Principal

Level 400 awardees with the Principal

Mr. William Asante Nnuro (Tutor) presenting an award to a student

Mr. Owusu Achaw (Tutor) presenting an award to a student

College Finance Officer (Mrs. Eunice Oppong Bamfo) presenting an award to a student

College Secretary (Mrs. Irene Nkansah) presenting an award to a student

A Section of the Teaching Staff at the Awards

OFCE Staff at the Excellence Awards

The Students and the Staff of the College Community were touched by the pronouncement by the medical officers that the child was to undergo a surgery which would involve a huge sum of money.

The donation was done by the Principal of College on behalf of the Staff and Students of the College. He expressed the firm belief that the money will go a long way to help the speedy recovery of the child.

The mother of the child, Madam Josephine Boatema on behalf of her family thanked everyone who contributed for their selfless donation and promised to use the money for the upkeep of the child as he undergoes the surgery.

She again prayed to God to bless all the donors in thousand folds.

At a colourful and well-attended ceremony which was graced by most of the Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of the College, the Executives of the Students’ Representative Council and students from Level 100 and 200 who are currently in the College.

The Principal of the College, Very Reverend Joseph Nkyi-Asamoah whose initiative brought the idea or philosophy into reality, in his speech, advised the students to take their studies serious.

He explained that the rationale behind the introduction of the Excellence Awards Ceremony is to primarily motivate all students of the College to work harder so that they could also enjoy the same or similar awards in the coming semesters. This initiative is to motivate all students to work harder so that they could also enjoy the same or similar awards in the coming semesters.

He was also of the firm belief that the Awards initiative would go a long way to raise the corporate image of Offinso College as the College of choice and one the best colleges in the country.

The Dean of Students’ Affairs, Mr Augustine Adjei urged the students to see the Awards Scheme as reinforcement and advised them accordingly to sit up so as to improve upon their performance and also be part of the awardees.

The Academic Affairs Officer of the College, Mr Jonathan Kwame Mensah, on his part, advised the students not to look down on the subjects that they are not interested in but they should rather work harder in those subjects as they could raise their Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).

On his part, a tutor and former Head of Education Department, Mr. Samuel Nti-Adarkwah presented a cheque of one thousand, five hundred Ghana Cedis (1500) to the overall best student whose GPA stood at 3.97.

Reverend Peter Reindorf Okyere of Mathematics and Science Department also assured the best three students that in the event that they could maintain their GPA, (so that they do not fall below 3.8) till they complete the College, he would give each of them four hundred (400) Ghana Cedis.

In another development, the former HOD of Mathematics/ICT Department, Mr. Opoku Agyemang awarded all members of his department some valuable items as his gesture. According to him, the efforts of the members of the department helped the students to raise their GPAs.

The Quality Assurance Officer of the College, Mr. Francis Boateng assured the students that he would do all he can to ensure that standards are improved in the College.

The overall best performing student was Eugene Atta Boakye Junior whose CGPA stood at 3.97. He was followed by Ransford Kankam Okyere whose CGPA was 3.93 and was also followed by Francis Dankwah Faith Obrempong whose CGPA got to 3.91.

All the 41 students selected for the special awards were presented with certificates at the ceremony.

Report by Mr. Francis Boateng (Quality Assurance Officer)