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ESTABLISHMENT

The Complementary Education Agency (CEA) was established by the CEA Act, 2020 (Act 1055) to oversee the provision and administration of quality Complementary<pre> Education (CE) in Ghana, and to provide for related matters. The Act introduces a substantial transformation and expansion of the previous responsibilities held by the Non-Formal Education Division (NFED) within the Ministry of Education (MoE), which was mandated to provide functional literacy programmes for non-literate and semi-literate adults, into a body corporate to oversee the provision, administration and promotion of quality CE in Ghana. However, the CEA is required to strategically position itself and to have a clear focus and direction to perform its functions as provided under Act 1055.

MANDATE

The mandate of the CEA covers four broad areas:

• Create a legal and institutional framework to oversee the provision and administration of Complementary Education and related matters.
• Continue to provide enhanced NFLP for youth and adults who have missed formal education.
• Craft complementary education structures for Occupational Skills Development (OSD) and align graduates to TVET institutions.
• Widen complementary education pathways for dropouts from basic to tertiary level – CBE, JHS/SHS Remedial Classes.

To respond to its mandate, the Act 1055 directs the CEA to perform the following functions:

1. Provide functional basic literacy education to disadvantaged groups;
2. Provide CE pathways in the formal education system from primary to tertiary levels for all persons, including out-of-school children (OOSC);

• Provide occupational skills training for different trade groups;

1. Advice the Minister on CE in accordance with national development plans;
2. Formulate policies and guidelines to advance CE;
3. Develop curricula, instructional materials and best practices for CE;

• Coordinate and implement activities in the CE sector;
• Monitor and evaluate the implementation of approved learning activities in the CE sector; ix. Create community learning platforms for CE;

1. Develop partnerships to enhance CE and occupational skills development;
2. Equip learners with the knowledge, attitudes and skills to enable the learners to improve the quality of life in their communities in a lifelong learning framework;
3. Equip learners to improve upon their occupational skills through functional basic literacy;

• Design and promote strategies and programmes for the conduct and implementation of all forms of CE;
• Determine the qualifications, standards, and other relevant criteria for the appointment of staff for the Agency;
• Create opportunities in the formal education system for continuous education of learners, especially OOSC; and

1. Perform any other functions that are necessary for the attainment of the object of the Agency.

VISION

To be the lead Agency in Complementary Education in transforming lives.

MISSION

To make complementary education accessible, equitable and inclusive in Ghana by creating quality alternative learning opportunities outside of formal education and training

INTERNAL ORGANIZATION STRUCTURES

CEA has an established organizational structure at the national, regional and district levels. The CEA Board the Executive Director and his two Deputies (Support Services and Operations) collectively constitute the policy-making body of the Agency. The Executive Director and the two deputies, together with the Heads of Departments carry out the day-to-day management of the Agency.

Programme planning and development in the CEA is currently done with limited consultations and collaboration with key actors in the sector such as the CTVET; TVET Service; Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring and Evaluation (PBME) Directorate of MoE; National Development Planning Commission (NDPC); National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Ministry of Finance (MoF); Department of Social Welfare; Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP); Ministry of Trade and Industry; Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA); and other state and non-state actors.

STRATEGIC AREAS AND OBJECTIVE

The CEA Strategic Plan builds on the themes/strategic areas. Seven strategic areas and objectives have been identified as priorities to inform the CEA Strategic Plan for 2023-2027.

 Organizations and Partnerships

CEA stakeholders can be categorized broadly into five main groups of actors, namely:

i) State Actors comprising the MoE, its Departments and Agencies, as well as other CE-related Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Ghana;

ii) Employees of CEA working at the headquarters in Accra and at the regional and district levels across all 16 regions and 261 districts in Ghana;

iii) Academic and research institutions, including the Universities, Colleges of Education, Technical Universities, state and non-state research institutions;

iv) Development partners (DPs) including FCDO, USAID, UNICEF, UNESCO, LUMINOUS, the World Bank, KOICA, JICA, GIZ, CIDA, ILO and DANIDA; and

v) Non-State Actors (NSAs), including Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), particularly the CSOs in the CE sector, community actors such as community leaders, Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs), facilitators, master craftspersons, artisanal associations, parents/caregivers and learners.