Call to intervene

THE Education Department recently advertised its positions, both internally and externally.
Applications closed on April 29.
The department is a lead state agency in providing education services to the people of this country.
It consumes a huge chunk of capital expenditure through the national budgetary process every year.
The functioning of that state agency ought to be of serious concerns to the government and the people of this country.
The selections and recruitments to its positions must reflect that big picture perspectives.
The department take carriage of two important functions – policy and core administrative.
Another line agency is the Teaching Service Commission, commonly referred to as TSC.
TSC basically controls the teachers at elementary, primary, high school and secondary schools, including teachers’ colleges around the country.
The administration and carriage of teachers remain within the precincts of TSC but still under the policy frameworks of the Education Department.
The department management must be serious.
The government with all department partners want to see value for money that is translated to the delivery of quality education and citizens, who are well taught before being leaving the system. The secretary, with his executive management team, are accountable to the 8.5 million people through the national government.
I have observed a serious lack of discipline, luck of ethics and control at Fincorp Haus.
The last restructure, selections and appointments were hijacked by politicians.
The recent advertisements appear to be hijacked again.
Appointments to primary school inspector positions in a particular province has already gone ahead even before the convening of selection hearings.
It appear to be that the selections and appointments will only be a formality.
The Public Service Commission (PSC) is hereby requested to intervene and put a hold to the current recruitments at Fincorp Haus.

Yapi Akore
Kundiawa