General News of Wednesday, 16 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Africa Education Watch wants government to break WAEC's monopoly• It believes the monolopy has bred exam malpractices• Africa Education Watch has therefore called on government to introduce independent international exams bodiesEducation Think Tank, Africa Education Watch, has called on government to take steps to break the monopoly enjoyed by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to improve standards. WAEC enjoys monopoly in assessing students and conducting examinations in Ghana. African Education Watch's research was made on the back of the malpractices witnessed in the 2020 West African Secondary Schools Examination. “The Education Ministry must set up a regulator of assessment to regulate WAEC and other assessment bodies before their activities become ungovernable. We need to break the WAEC monopoly.

Source: GhanaWeb June 16, 2021 19:07 UTC