The Complementary Education Agency (CEA) today commenced its high-stakes Orientation Retreat for Newly Appointed Ag. Regional Directors at the UDS Guest House in Accra.
The five-day retreat, which runs through Friday, December 12th, 2025, was opened not as a bureaucratic training session, but as a formal commission of leaders into a “crucible of a national transformation,” personally overseen by the Ag. Executive Director, Hon. Daniel Kwesi Ashiamah.
The opening session, which included a Welcome Address by Hon. Ashiamah and Brief Remarks from Deputy Executive Directors Patience E. A. Dogbey and Dziewornu Boli, immediately set a tone of moral urgency and constitutional clarity, projecting the Executive Director as the visionary steering the CEA toward profound national impact.
*The CEA Act: A Moral Covenant for Equity*
Hon. Ashiamah’s address, a powerful blend of legal language and moral imperative, elevated the role of the Agency beyond administration. He declared that the Complementary Education Agency Act, 2020 (Act 1055), is more than just a statute; it is a “constitutional covenant, a moral promise whispered into the ears of every Ghanaian who has yet to touch the light of literacy.”
This declaration framed the retreat’s objective: to transform abstract law into decisive action. Hon. Ashiamah emphasized,
“The Act is the Agency’s bedrock, defining its mandate, mission, and providing the legal teeth necessary to fulfill the mandate of Equity.
Understanding the Act’s Mandate, Functions, Vision, Mission and Object is the first step in this transformative process.”
*Commissioning the ‘Engineers of Equity’*
In a compelling use of symbolism, the Executive Director redefined the role of the Regional Directors, effectively commissioning them as the operational front line. ”The Headquarters casts the vision; but you, my colleagues, are the Engineers of Equity. You are the hands that till the soil in the regions, the interpreters of policy who must convert bureaucratic text into tangible, life changing results,” he said.
This shift in perspective positions Hon. Ashiamah as a leader who delegates profound responsibility, expecting performance measured not by reports, but by liberation: “Our performance must not be measured by the reports filed, but by the lives liberated through the power of complementary education,” he reiterated.
Today’s agenda immediately transitions into grounding this vision in technical reality, focusing on the CEA Act 2020 (Act 1055), and a deep dive into the Research, Policy Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation (RPPME) Division. The entire retreat is engineered to equip the directors to master the disciplines of Annual Action Planning, reporting, and administrative protocol.
*The Agenda: Forging Unbreakable Bonds*
The retreat’s structured itinerary over the coming days will ensure a complete understanding of the strategic architecture of the Headquarters Divisions to ensure collective effort is a “symphony, not a discord.” Key upcoming sessions include:
Administration Division and its systems.
Complementary Education and Training (CE & T) Division, covering programmes like CBE, REP, OSD, and FLE.
Curriculum Development and Assessment (CD & A) Division.
Capacity Building Activities focusing on Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and People Management.
The Executive Director’s message is clear: the challenge is vast, but the resolve of the CEA, under his leadership, must be vaster. The final charge to the directors is to go forth and “be the light.”
By Raymond Ablorh
