NaSIA is the most responsive education sector agency – EduWatch
Ahead of the publication of its 3rd Open Governance Report, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) says the National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) is the most responsive education sector agency in the country.
“The National Schools Inspectorate Authority is the most responsive Education Sector Institution. Eduwatch soon-to-be-published 3rd Open Governance Report,” the Executive Director of EduWatch, Kofi Asare said in a social media post.
About NaSIA
The National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) is an agency of the Ministry of Education mandated by Parliament to provide an independent external evaluation of the quality and standards in basic and second-cycle educational institutions in the country on a periodic basis.
In 2008, the Education Act, 778 established the National Inspectorate Board, with 3 main responsibilities:
(a) School Inspection,
(b) School Evaluation and
(c) Standards enforcement.
The National Schools Inspectorate Authority, formerly known as National Inspectorate Board (NIB), according to the Education Regulatory Bodies Act(ERBA, 2020(ACT1023)) has the mandate to:
(a) Develop;
(b) Publish;
(c) Promote;
(d) License all public and private Pre-Tertiary Schools;
(e) Enforce;
Dr Haggar Hilda Ampadu is the Executive Director and Inspector-General of Schools of the National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA), formerly the National Inspectorate Board (NIB).
She holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD) in Regulatory Policy & Pharmacoepidemiology from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Her research focused on Regulation Policy and Pharmacoepidemiology for Medicine Safety in Africa.
Dr. Ampadu also holds a Master’s Degree in Management (Project Management) from Boston University, Boston Massachusetts, USA. She holds a bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi. She attended Wesley Girls High School, Cape Coast.
