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Gbewaa College of Education
Gbewaa College of Education is a teacher education college in Pusiga-Bawku (Pusiga District / Bawku Municipal District, Upper East Region region, Ghana). Pusiga District / Bawku Municipal District, Upper East Region, Ghana).[1] Located in Northern Zone, the school was set up in 1953 and affiliated to the University of Ghana.[2] It is one of the 46 public colleges of education in Ghana.[3] The college participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL programme.[4] For the 2016–2017 academic year, the school admitted 560 students into Diploma in Education course.[5] HistoryGovernment Training College Pusiga which is now Gbewaa College of Education was established in 1953. It was built on a land that only became part of Ghana after the 1956 plebiscite. Until then, that part of Ghana was called Trans-Volta Togoland.[6] In September 1953, the College admitted 14 male students, to start the Certificate ‘B’ course. They were handled by 7 male tutors including the Principal. It remained a male Institution until 1976, when it became a mixed college. The College has produced good sportsmen and women. Gbewaa College of Education won a prize from World Education/USAID for embarking on a successful Anti HIV/Aids Campaign in 2006.[6]
ProgrammesThe programmes of the College since its establishment include:
i. Diploma in Basic Education ii. Certificate ‘A’ four - year Notable alumniThe College has produced academic giants for the nation. Some of them are:
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