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The Ghana School of Law (GSL), the country’s head legitimate training supplier, has been encouraged to lay out more grounds to extend admittance to lawful education in the country.
“Admittedly, more action could be taken in addressing the legal education crisis by opening more campuses,” Ms Diana Asonaba Dapaah, Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, stated at the launch of the 20th anniversary celebration of Faculty of Law of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi.
The call comes right after the growing number of understudy candidates who visualize chasing after legal education in the nation however can’t realise their dreams because of restricted admittance, brought about by inadequate campuses.
The Ghana School of Law(GSL) is the main Graduate school in the West African sub-District and serves student from other Commonwealth nations nearby.
Ms. Asonaba Dapaah, expressed that admittance to quality lawful training was a need for improvement in each general public.
As per the Deputy Attorney-General, since the Legislative Instrument (LI) 2355was passed, admission to the GSL had been restricted.
The school has one of the most cutthroat and troublesome selection test systems, as most shortlisted student candidates, as a rule, fail to to leave their imprint.
In 2018, just 600 shortlisted candidates out of 1,810 – who sat for the selection test – acquired affirmation, while 128 out of the 1,820 were admitted in 2019.
Exactly 1,045 shortlisted candidates out of 2,763 got affirmation in 2020, while 790 out of 2,824 shortlisted candidates were conceded in 2021.
“As such, over 5,000 student applicants have been unable to gain admission into the school in the past five years,” Ms. Asonaba Dapaah observed
She said the circumstance could be improved with the GSL laying out more grounds and giving a more organized and straightforward method of assessment through the Independent Examination Commitee (IEC).
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“As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the KNUST Faculty of Law, let us embrace the prospects and confront the challenges of quality, accessible and affordable legal education in the 21st century.
“By focusing on greatness, inclusivity and reasonableness, we can shape a lawful schooling system that enables seeking legitimate experts to contribute genuinely to the improvement of our country and the advancement of equity,” Ms Asonaba Dapaah expressed.
On the moderateness of legitimate schooling in Ghana, she encouraged scholastic establishments to charge educational expenses which wouldn’t frustrate others from obtaining lawful training at the college level.
