About Ofinso College of Education
In pursuance of its practices in the 1950s, the Gold Coast District of the Methodist Church established the Offinso Training College for women. The College was opened on the 3rd of February, 1955 with Miss M. Turnbull as the first principal.
The college started with 30 female students for the two-year Teacher’s Certificate ”B” and had as tutors, the principal, Miss Dorothy M. Turnbull, Miss Rose Asiedu Awuah (Mrs. Rose Coker) and Miss Victoria Homiah. Mr. S. K. Arku was the Clerk/Bursar.
A two-storey building was provided by Opanin Kwadwo Krah. This building, which provided dormitories, staff accommodation, dining hall, library and offices continued to house the College for eleven years.
From the 1962/63 academic year, the two-year Certificate “B” programme was upgraded to four-year Certificate ‘A’ programme. The college moved to its present site in January, 1966. By 1971, student enrolment had increased from 60 to 300.
In September 1971, the college was turned into a mixed institution with the enrolment of 70 first year male students. Seventy three male students from Aduman Training College were transferred to the college. In October, 1972 Mr. Amofa Kwasi became the first male principal of the college.
In 1974, the two-year post-secondary Certificate ‘A’ programme was introduced in the College. This programme was replaced with three-year post-secondary programme. It started a three-year Diploma in Basic Education since September, 2007. The National Accreditation Board has presented a certificate to that effect.
Although a Methodist oriented institution, the chaplaincy hasgiven places of worship to students of all other denominations. This is to promote religious freedom among staff and students.
Offinso Training College has chalked great successes in female education in particular, and teacher education in general. It has for – several years collected the soccer trophy in Ashanti/Brong Ahafo Games
The Mission of Offinso College of Education is to provide quality teacher with excellent profession and relevant teacher and training, that would produce competent, dedicated, God fearing and committed teachers who will perform creditably by international standards.
The vision of the College is that it shall create excellent teaching and learning environment and opportunities for training quality basic teachers with emphasis on knowledge, skills, and values for quality education, recognizing that education is the key to human resource development of Ghana.
Offinso College of Education was given accreditation as a tertiary College of Education by the National Accreditation Board (NBA)of the Ministry of Education and runs the following programmes:
– 3-year diploma in Basic Education for regular students (we offer only the general programme currently).
– 4-year Diploma in Basic Education (Distance programme for untrained teachers)
– 4-year Certificate A (distance programme for untrained Teachers)