Dr. Kwabena B. Tandoh (KB Tandoh) is the Deputy Director-General for Quality and Access of the Ghana Education Service. Prior to being appointed to the GES, he was a consultant with the World Bank serving as the Instructional Coordinator on the Secondary Education Improvement Project (SEIP).
Dr. Kwabena B. Tandoh Background
His experience in education spans more than two decades with national and international experience. He served as the Executive Director for Schools for AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Schools in Obuasi. While serving with AGA Dr. Tandoh established the Williams and Brew School as a Cambridge Accredited school. He has worked as Principal for Risingsun Montessori Schools, Lead Consultant and Executive Director of Goodwin College Ghana, an American College in East Hartford, Connecticut. He served as the Vice Principal for Academic and Student Affairs for CTC International Schools in Lagos, Nigeria.
Dr. Tandoh served for 3 years as the Program Coordinator (Head of Department) for the Human Services Program at Saint Louis Community College in the USA where he also held the position of a full-time faculty member. In student residential life, his expericne includes serving as Residence Hall Coordinator at Saint Louis University, Missouri USA and as Residential Area Coordinator at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, USA. Dr. Tandoh also held a concurrent position while at Millikin University as Director for Multicultural and International Students Affairs. The City of Decatur appointed him as chairman for the Diversity Committee during his tenure at Millikin University.
From 1999 to 2005 and in 2006/2007 academic years, he served in a number of capacities as a professional and paraprofessional educator at the University of Connecticut. His positions included Residence Advisor, Peer Educator, Program Coordinator of the Health Professions Partnership Initiatives, the Program Coordinator of the Health Professions Academy and the Community Based Education Specialist for the University of Connecticut Health Center. Dr. Tandoh has also served as a Legislative Aide to then Connecticut State Senator Gary D. LeBeau as well as the Legislative Liaison to the Health Careers Opportunities Program at the University of Connecticut Health Center.
Since 1999, Dr. Tandoh has been a UNESCO Comparative Human Rights Ambassador and Fellow and served as a Junior Facilitator in the UNESCO Human Rights Inter generational Forum in the USA in 2009. In 2010 and 2011, he served as a Senior Facilitator in the UNESCO Human Rights Inter generational Fora in Rwanda and Italy respectively.
Other professional appointments include serving on the Institutional Affairs Council at Saint Louis Community College, Academic Program Reviewer for Missouri College’s Dental Hygiene Program and served on the prestigious Student Life Committee at the University of Connecticut in 1999. He has also held the position of Adjunct Professor at the University of Hartford in the Department of Sociology. He served on the Rowe Scholars Steering Committee at the University of Connecticut Health Center and was the President of the Organization of Black Social Work Students at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work for two consecutive years (2003 – 2005), the first person to be elected twice to the office. In 2003, he was awarded the prestigious Peer Educator of the Year Award at the University of Connecticut. He received the Outstanding Faculty Award at Saint Louis Community College in both 2009 and 2010 and also received the Service Excellence Award from Saint Louis Community College in 2010.
He holds a BA in Urban and Community Planning and a Master of Social Work with a focus in Social Development and Clinical Practice from the University of Connecticut. His Ph.D. work is from Saint Louis University in Higher Education Leadership and Administration. Dr. Tandoh holds professional memberships and associations including the Council on Social Work Education, National Association of Black Social Workers, NAFSA – Association of International Educators and the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).
Mr. Stephen Kwaku Owusu Deputy A.g Director-General(MS). He was previously the Regional Director for Western-North region where he executed his responsibilities diligently.
Mr. Stephen Kwaku Owusu Background
He is a native of Wiamaose in the Ashanti Region. Mr. Owusu is happily married to Mrs. Evelyn Owusu with three beautiful children. He is a proud old student of Okomfo Anokyi Secondary School and Prempeh college where he attained his O’level and A’ level certificates respectively. He is also a graduate of University of Education, Winneba where he was awarded Bachelor’s Degree in Education (Secretarial, Management and English Language). He also has a Master’s Degree in Education (Administration in Higher Institutions).
With his over twenty-five (25) years of experience working in the Service, Mr. Owusu seeks to model education leadership and become an education leader of excellence. He is committed to placing his knowledge and professional experience at the disposal of GES in providing holistic, inclusive and equitable formal education to all Ghanaian school aged children. He aspires to reach the pinnacle of education leadership in Ghana and beyond.
Dr Eric Nkansah is the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES). Over the years, he has worked as a subject teacher (both at Junior and Senior High Schools), banker, lecturer, and policy maker.
Dr. Eric Nkansah Background
Between the years 2000 and 2006, he taught at Christian Education Complex Junior High School and Kintampo Senior High School both at Kintampo.
In 2007, he joined Barclays Bank of Ghana (now Absa) where he worked for about six years and rose to the position of Sales Manager. In 2010, whilst working with the bank, he lectured part-time at the Business School of Garden City University College, Kumasi.
In 2012, he left the bank and took up a full-time lecturer position at Kumasi Technical University and a part-time lecturing job at the Graduate School of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He rose to the position of a Senior Lecturer at the Kumasi Technical University. Dr Nkansah contributed immensely to teaching, research, programme development, and other academic work to the development of these universities.
In 2014, Dr Nkansah founded Career Spring Institute, a licensed tuition provider for training members of local and international professional bodies and specialised consultancy for small, medium, and large corporations. He worked as the Executive Director and a Lecturer at the Institute.
In April 2021, he joined the Ministry of Education on secondment from the University as the Director in charge of Tertiary Education and a Technical Advisor to the Minister for Education. He contributed immensely to the formulation of educational policies at the Ministry. On 19th October 2022, H.E. the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, appointed him as the Director-General of Ghana Education Service, a position he holds presently.
He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from the University of Zululand, South Africa, a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from KNUST Business School, Ghana, and B. A (Hons) Economics from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He has attended many educational conferences (both local and international), including conferences organized by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Journals & Publication
Dr Eric Nkansah has published widely in peer-reviewed academic journals and he is a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB), Ghana. He also serves on the following boards, committees and governing councils:
1) Chairman, West African Examination Council (WAEC), Ghana 2) Member, The Ghana Education Service Occupational Pension Scheme (GESOPS) 3) Member, Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) 4) Member, Eman Capital Microfinance Board 5) Member, University of Education, Winneba 6) Member, Koforidua Technical University (KTU) 7) Member, Junior Achievement (JA) Ghana 8) Member, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Committee, National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NASIA) 9) Member, National Sports Authority (NSA) 10) Member, Capital Market Master Plan Working Group, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 11) Member, St. Louis College of Education 12) Member, Chartered Institute of Bankers
Dr Eric Nkansah is passionate about educating and developing people and believes that educating the population is the fastest way to transform our country.
If you a looking to buy a WAEC Scratch Card, chances are you have already sat for your WAEC examinations and your results are out. Probably, you want to buy the WAEC Scratch Card and use it to apply for a school abroad.
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Overview
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Provisional results of candidates who sat for the 2023 Ghana Only Version of WASSCE for school candidates have been released by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). WAEC releases 2023 WASSCE Results.
WAEC in a press statement dated December 18, 2023 said it will make available login details to heads of schools to enable them access the results of their candidates.
This is the best results in the last four years from 2020 to 2023, per the performance statistics released by WAEC.
Meanwhile, the results have been hosted online and candidates who so desire may access their results at the Council’s website.
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has made it easier than ever to check your results online.Explore this easy guide on “How to check your WASSCE 2023 results“
Blocked results
The results of 4,878 candidates have been blocked for failing to return learning support materials supplied to them by their schools and such candidates are to contact their schools, WAEC said.
WAEC has cautioned all its stakeholders to be wary of fraudsters who promise to upgrade results for a fee.
“Candidates are to note that WAEC results are secured and can be authenticated using its results verification system. The WAEC QR code can be downloaded and used to verify results.”
Explaining, WAEC said subject results of 3,647 candidates have been cancelled for bringing foreign material like prepared notes, text books, and printed material into the examination halls.
In addition to that, the entire results of 839 candidates have also been cancelled for possession of mobile phones in the examination halls.
The subject results of 4,280 candidates and the entire results of 1,005 candidates have been withheld for various suspected offences.
Performance Statistics
A total number of 448,674 candidates made up of 212,453 males and 236,221 females from 975 schools entered for the examination.
This figure is 5.8% higher than the 2022 entry figure of 422,883.
A total number of 3,404 (0.75%) were absent from the examination.
The performance of candidates with respect to the four Core Subjects is shown in the tables below.
Performance of candidates in the core subjects – WASSCE (SC) 2023Four-year performance statistics in the core subjects for WASSCE (SC) 2020 – 2023
Examination irregularities
WAEC said following completion of investigations into some of the cases of irregularity reported during the conduct of the examination at the 35th meeting of the Ghana Examinations Committee, held on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 it has been approved that:
(1) Cancellation of Subject Results of 3,647 candidates for bringing foreign material like prepared notes, text books, and printed material into the examination halls;
(2) Cancellation of Entire Results of 839 candidates for possession of mobile phones in the examination halls;
(3) Withholding of Subject Results of 4,280 candidates and the Entire Results of 1,005 for various suspected offences
“Yet still, some subject results of candidates from 235 schools have been withheld for collusion and the use of artificial intelligence generated answers. These cases are still under investigation. The withheld results of these candidates may be released or cancelled depending on the outcome of investigations,” it said.
