The Ministry of Education on Tuesday presented 150 laptop computers to 10 selected basic schools in the Ashanti Region, to promote the teaching and learning of Information Communication Technology.

The beneficiaries schools included Kunsu R/C, Manso Nkwanta D/A, Nsuta Basic, Afrancho D/A, Asiwa Presbyterian Basic, Abono Basic, Nyinahin Salem and Agona Interbeton Model School.

This formed part of the “Basic School Computerization Project” being implemented by the Ministry and rlg Communications, a local computer assembling company.

Mr Mahama Ayariga, a Deputy Education Minister, presented the computers to school authorities at separate ceremonies at the Offinso Municipality and the Afigya-Kwabre District.

He said government was determined to create a congenial environment and to provide schools teaching and learning inputs, to promote academic work.

The Deputy Minister said government was focusing on the teaching of vocational and technical subjects to equip the youth with employable skills.

Mr Ayariga asked Ghanaians to do away with the misconception that technical and vocational education was for weak students, and said government would pursue educational programmes to empower the youth to become national asserts.

The District Chief Executive for Afigya-Kwabre, Mr Kwaku Oppong Kyekyeku Kaakyire, said the assembly within the past two-and-a-half years had completed 33 school projects.

He advised parents to avoid unnecessary spending and invest in the education of their children.

Nana Opoku Asiedu, Kokotehene and former Principal of the Offinso College of Education, advocated the establishment of “cluster school computer centres”, so that more school children could have access to the computers.

He also advocated that teachers should be trained in ICT to enable them to assist school children to learn the technology.