Jackson Institute of Innovation and Leadership Inaugurated
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The Jackson Institute of Innovation and Leadership (JIIL) is the newest addition to the Jackson Educational Complex (JEC), a brand that is noted for quality teacher education in Ghana.
For over ten years, the Jackson educational Complex through the Jackson College of Education (JCE) has produced thousands of professional teachers who are contributing to quality basic education across the country.
Jackson Institute of Innovation and Leadership is partnering the Independent Institute of Education (IIE) and ADvTECH Group, both in South Africa to provide holistic education with cutting edge technology.
On the 12th of September, 2020 the Institute was launched at a colourful ceremony at its campus in Kumasi attended by many dignitaries.
Among them were the Deputy High Commissioner of South Africa to Ghana, His Excellency (HE) Thapelo Madumane, the Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Osei Yaw Adutwum and the Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Mr. Osei Assibey-Antwi. H.E. Madumane applauded the partnership between the Jackson Institute of Innovation and Leadership and the South African Counterparts which he said is a positive development. He spoke of how Ghana’s workforce could benefit from the school. He is hopeful that the partnership between JIIL and the Independent Institute of Education guarantee students of programmes that are relevant to the growth of Ghana, the sub-region and the entire continent.
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He believes JIIL will produce the kind of leaders that are responsive to challenges in specific sectors. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Deputy Education Minister acknowledged the significant impact that Jackson College of Education has made in teacher education in Ghana. He has great expectations that JIIL will be another success story in the area of innovation and leadership. He is hopeful that the Institute would contribute to the human resource base of the country by moulding the right calibre of leaders to propel the transformation agenda of the country.
The Deputy Education Minister is convinced that the Jackson Institute of Innovation and Leadership will grow to become the preferred learning centre for students. As a stakeholder in education, Dr. Adutwum believes Prof. and Mrs. Jackson deserve the support of all for creating opportunities for Ghanaians in the education sector.
Mr. Daniel Jackson, the Managing Director of the Jackson Institute of Innovation and Leadership said the Institute will also run professional development courses in collaboration with some professional bodies.
Ghana, according Mr. Jackson, requires leadership with ethics to move the nation to the next level and Jackson Institute of Innovation and Leadership is the ideal place to groom such people.
The Institute, according to him, also serves as a research centre where researchers will come out with practical solutions to challenging issues confronting the country.
Further to the above, the Managing Director explained that consultancy services for traders on the market will be provided by the Jackson Institute of Innovation and Leadership.
The Institute, he said, recognizes that most graduates are not prepared for industry even after acquiring their degrees and has designed its programmes to produce industry-ready graduates.
As part of the missions of the institute, students of the school shall be linked to industry to learn at first hand, the practical aspects of their studies to prepare them adequately for the field of work.
Mrs. Theodosia Jackson, the Principal of Jackson College of Education said that combination of academia and skills is what Jackson Institute of Innovation and Leadership offers its students.
She revealed that a holistic education with ICT as the fulcrum such that a student who passes through JIIL can apply for a job at the bank or any establishment where ICT knowledge is highly required, is what awaits our graduates.
She added that the Institute has a package for all categories of workers who desire to sharpen their leadership skills to improve productivity.
Mrs. Jackson assured students that they won’t add up to numbers of unemployed graduates after completing JIIL because they will be trained to start something on their own even when they don’t get employment from any establishment after school.
‘With the state of the art facilities as well as tried and tested lecturers, the Jackson Institute of Innovation and Leadership is the school of choice for students, business executives and workers seeking to upgrade themselves’, she added.
The partnership with the IIE, South Africa’s biggest education provider, she believes, students will benefit from a comprehensive developmental student support system and the provision of learning opportunities that meet the diverse needs of the student population.
She concluded that students will have a feel of industry experts who will engage them in public lectures and seminars to bridge the gap between industry and academia.
