The Acting Executive Director of the Complementary Education Agency (CEA), Hon. Daniel K. Asiamah, has delivered a stirring call to action to newly appointed Acting Regional Directors, urging them to see themselves not merely as administrators but as the frontline engineers of a national transformation in education.
Speaking at the opening of a high-level orientation retreat in Accra, Hon. Asiamah described the moment as a profound juncture where “legislative clarity meets operational urgency,” referencing the Complementary Education Agency Act, 2020 (Act 1055), which redefined Ghana’s framework for delivering complementary and second-chance education.
He told the directors that their appointment places them at the very heart of a national renewal effort aimed at touching “the life of every Ghanaian who has yet to taste the light of literacy.”
“This Act is our bedrock; it defines our mandate, crystallises our mission, and grants us the legal thrust to ensure no citizen is left behind in the march of progress,” he declared, adding that: “To understand the Act, its functions and our vision is not just administrative — it is the first step to fulfilling the mandate of equity.”
Hon. Asiamah said the retreat was intentionally designed as more than a training session, describing it as “the crucible of national transformation.” He emphasized that while the Agency’s headquarters may cast the vision, the real impact will be shaped in the regions, where directors must translate policy into tangible, life-changing outcomes.
The Executive Director challenged participants to rigorously internalise the tenets of Act 1055 and transform “abstract law into decisive action.” He outlined key expectations, including mastery of:
- Annual Action Planning
- Reporting and administrative protocols
- Mapping functional roles across headquarters divisions
- Ensuring transparency and accountability in programme delivery
He stressed that unity of purpose remains critical, saying the CEA’s work must resemble “a symphony, not a discord,” where every division and region plays its part seamlessly.
“Where policy ends, impact begins. Our performance must not be measured by the reports filed, but by the lives liberated through the power of complementary education,” he reminded them.
The Executive Director underscored that the success of flagship programmes: Complementary Basic Education (CBE), Remedial Education Programme (REP), Occupational Skills Development (OSD), and Functional Literacy Education (FLE), rests heavily on the leadership and effectiveness of regional directors.
“These programmes form the very fabric of our national future,” he noted, urging the directors to embrace their roles with both urgency and humility, knowing that thousands of out-of-school children, youth and adults depend on the agency’s work for a second chance at education.
In an inspiring close, Hon. Asiamah called on the directors to forge new bonds of collaboration and leave the retreat “armed with not only the authority of our offices, but the moral conviction of our cause.”
“Go forth and be the light. Let us depart this place ready to turn policy into progress and possibility into opportunity” he added.
The five-day retreat brings together newly appointed Acting Regional Directors to align them with CEA’s mandate, systems, and reporting structure as Ghana accelerates its efforts to expand access to complementary and alternative education across all regions.
