New English Technical College Goes Operational

Etoug Ebe (Mfoundi) –The Minister of Secondary Education has authorized the creation and functioning of a Government Technical College, GTC in the Mewoulou neighbourhood in the Yaounde VI municipality. This is in response to the growing population of English-speaking Cameroonians in Yaounde. Mewoulou, located behind the Handicapped Centre in Etoug-Ebe has a land surface of three hectares and 32 metres square; enough for full expansion of the institution to include various technical disciplines found in Anglo-Saxon technical schools.

The Principal of the school, Mrs Tonga Ida, who has over 20 years of teaching experience in Government Technical Colleges, says they have started with electricity and building department. The college which went operational with over 150 students admitted into Forms One and Two and a teaching staff, is expected to swell up in the days ahead following promises by National Education authorities to meet its needs. According to the Member of Parliament for Yaounde VI, Roland Pangmashe, the state has already provided a sum of FCFA 750million for infrastructure in GTC Mewoulou.

The amount, he noted, is just for the development phase of the school, adding that more government subsidies are in the pipeline. Among other projects, Hon Pangmashe cited the construction and...