The Ghana Education Service (GES) has distributed laptops to 233 teachers and some non-teaching staff in the Okaikwei North Municipality in the Greater Accra Region.
This distribution is part of the government's One Teacher, One Laptop programme.
The event took place at the Municipal Education Directorate in Achimota, where recipients underwent validation processes, including the presentation of their Ghana Cards, before receiving their laptops and bags.
Teachers expressed their gratitude to the government and their union leaders for the timely implementation of the programme.
One teacher noted, "The trend in education is driven purely by ICT, and devices such as computer laptops come in handy to enhance the teacher’s efforts."
Pre-tertiary teachers in all five northern regions of the country have also benefitted from the scheme, according to recent reports.
These regions include Northern, North East, Savannah, Upper East, and Upper West. A mop-up exercise is currently underway to ensure primary school teachers, teachers on study leave, and GES office staff in these regions receive their laptops.
Teaching and non-teaching staff who have not yet received their laptops can generate a collection code by dialling 790555# and contacting their ICT Coordinators for assistance.
A statement from the manufacturing firm in Accra on Wednesday urged all remaining beneficiaries to use this shortcode and reach out to their respective ICT Coordinators.
The company reported that nearly 96 per cent of eligible GES staff have already received their laptops, and efforts are being intensified to ensure all outstanding beneficiaries receive theirs, bringing the nationwide distribution to a close. The shortcode has been created to facilitate the final phase of the distribution.
Teachers in the Ashanti, Greater Accra, North East, Upper West, Upper East, Northern, and Savannah Regions can activate their short code and contact their ICT Coordinators from Friday, July 26th, to collect their laptops.
Teachers and non-teaching staff in the remaining 10 regions will follow the same process starting Wednesday, July 30th, 2024.
The One Teacher, One Laptop programme, launched in September 2021, aims to improve teaching and learning outcomes in pre-tertiary educational institutions nationwide.
Under the programme, every public school teacher from kindergarten to senior high school is to receive a laptop to aid in lesson preparation, research, and learning.
The government covers 70 per cent of the laptop cost, with teachers contributing the remaining 30 per cent through their unions.
These laptops also enable teachers to access digital online training through National Teaching Council-approved modules, ensuring that teaching aligns with National Teachers Standards across the country.