Al-Faruq College of Education

Al-Faruq College of Education
Location
Wenchi, Brong Ahafo
Information
Religious affiliation(s)	Islam
Established	1991
Principal	Mr. Wahab Sualihu
Affiliation	University for Development Studies

Al-Faruq College of Education is a co-educational college of education in Wenchi, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana. It is one of 46 public colleges of education in Ghana and participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL programme.[1] The current principal is Mr. Wahab Sualiha (Ag.). The college is affiliated with the University for Development Studies, Ghana.[2]

Education

The college offers programmes in General Basic Education, Early Childhood Education and Arabic Education.[3]

History

Al-Faruq is the first Islamic college of education in Ghana.[4] It was set-up by the Iqra Foundation Education and Development in 1991.[5] It became a public college in 2016.[6]

The college signed an MOU with the University of Education, Winneba in 2016, which agreed that the university would support the college with mentoring and the capacity building of its staff.[7]  

References

1. "CoE Network - T-TEL". t-tel. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
2. "Al Faruq College of Education - T-TEL". t-tel. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
3. "UEW signs MOU with Al-Faruq College of Education | University of Education, Winneba". University of Education, Winneba. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
4. Afful, Henrietta. "First Islamic College of Education inaugurated at Wenchi". GBC Ghana. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
5. "Al Faruq College of Education - T-TEL". t-tel. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
6. "Work on five private colleges of education on course". GhanaNewsAgency. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
7. "UEW signs MOU with Al-Faruq College of Education | University of Education, Winneba". University of Education, Winneba. Retrieved 2019-07-06.