Tamale College of Education

Tamale College of Education be a teacher education college insyd Tamale (Sagnarigu District, Northern Region, Ghana). De college dey locate insyd Northern Zone zone. E be one of de 46 public colleges of education insyd Ghana. De college participate insyd de DFID-funded T-TEL programme. For de 2018/2019 academic year, de institution receive 1086 admission applications but dey admit 543. Dem dey reject de rest because Dem get infrastructural challenges. History Tamale College of Education dey locate within de Education Ridge insyd de Tamale, Ghana Metropolis. Dem dey open am insyd 1958 plus de motto ‘ORA ET LABORA’ by de first president of de Republic of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Sixty female pioneer students dey enroll insyd de college dat year, den e remain a female institution until 1977 wen e becam a mixed institution. De first principal of de college be Miss Freda Mischler, a Swiss Missionary. Tamale College of Education dey get staff den students’ accommodation. E get academic facilities such as Science Laboratory, Library, Assembly Hall, ICT centre plus internet facilities. De college get a 4WD Nissan Patrol, a Benz Bus den a 58-seater Tata bus. Programme De college dey go thru de following programmes since its establishment: 4-year Teacher's Certificate ‘A’ Post Middle 1957-1994 3-year Teacher's Certificate ‘A’ Post Middle 1990-2006 3-year Diploma in Basic Education post secondary 2004- 4-year Diploma in Basic Education – UTDBE 2005 2-year Diploma in Basic Education post ‘A’ sandwich 2007 Notable alumni Tamale College of Education dey produce over 5,000 teachers for de Ghana Education Service since ein establishment. Some of de products be Mrs. Margaret Andan wey cam be a principal of the college den a Divisional Director for Secondary Education Miss Alice Continua a former District Chief Executive of Lambussie Karni District, den currently de Member of Parliament. Doris Asibi Seidu, former member of parliament for de Chereponi constituency. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, former deputy minister for Trade and Industry. Alhassan Suhuyini, current member of Parliament for Tamale north. References