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BRIEF HISTORY OF GOVERVMENT SECRETARIAL SCHOOL
The Government Secretarial School was established in 1952 at Cantonments, Accra, by the then British Colonial government of the Gold Coast under the governorship  of  Lord  Listowel.  The  school  was  established  as  part  of  the Africanisation policy to train high calibre secretarial staff for the civil service and other public sector organizations. The first Principal was Miss Alice Morgan, an European professional secretary. The school started with three female students.

The training was for duration of three months and comprised of Shorthand, Typing and English Language. In 1957 the enrolment increased to 40 students made up 10 young men and 30 women. Since its establishment, the school has trained students from other African countries including Uganda, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Swaziland, Tanzania, Gambia, Cameroon and South Africa.

Apart from training students from other African countries, the school has also helped  in  the  establishment  of  secretarial  schools  in  other  African  countries including Zanzibar now part of Tanzania Over the years, the school has expanded and currently has six satellite campuses in Accra, Koforidua, Sekondi, Kumasi, Ho and Tamale.

The school is the oldest and largest service provider when it comes to secretarial training in Ghana with expert, professional and technical competence.

Vision
A Centre of excellence for secretarial training

Mission
Government Secretarial School exists to provide high quality secretarial training to the Civil Service and the public.

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: 

  • Master of Philosophy in English

University of Ghana, Legon (2014)

  • Master of Arts in Adult Education

University of Ghana, Legon (2005)

  • Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts and English

University of Ghana, Legon (2001)

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES:

  • Chartered Professional Administrator Plus Full Member

Institute of Administrators and Management Consultants-Ghana.

  • Certificate in Senior Management Development Programme GIMPA (2019)
  • Certificate in Public Administration

Chinese Academy of Governance-Beijing (2018)

DESIGNATION:

PRINCIPAL

2014 to Date: Government Secretarial School

AUTHOR OF:

“Concise Natural English and Business Communication”

 SEMINARS ATTENDED:

A member of a Peer-to-Peer Study Tour London, the UK

(January 2022)

HOBBIES:

He loves to read: newspapers, autobiographies, philosophical sayings and obituaries

MR. SOLOMON NOBI AMANOR
Principal: GSS

FUNCTIONS

  • Trains high calibre secretarial staff within the Civil Service, Public Service organizations and other quasi-governmental agencies.
  • Offers consultancy  services  to organizations  in  the  area  of  testing  and interviewing applicants, for job and existing staff for promotion.
  • Organizes refresher  courses/induction  courses  for  secretarial  staff  of organizations.  Examines  and  awards certificates  for  courses  and examinations conducted.
  • Organizes service-wide-in-service training courses for the Secretarial class of the  Ministries,  Departments  and  Agencies  (MDAs)  and other  private establishments.

UNITS

  • RESEARCH & CUR. DEVT
  • ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
  • ADMINISTRATION & FIN.
  • GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING

The GSS offers consultancy services to organisations for testing and interviewing applicants for jobs and existing staff for promotion.
GSS also conducts in-service training courses for secretarial staff of client organisations. The school examines and awards certificates for courses and examinations conducted.

Contact Information

0302-776263

Reception

0257845441

General Administration

0257845441

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