The training schoo, when completed and operationalized would be the second training command after the Assin Fosu facility; and this would bring to two, the total number of Immigration training schools in the country.
Currently, works are ongoing at the site earmarked for the school.
Visiting the site, the Controller General of the Ghana Immigration Service, Mr. Kwame AsuahTakyie, expressed satisfaction with the works done so far.
Praising the chief and the people of Tepa for offering to host this training school of the Immigration Service, the Controller General said, the gesture was timely and appropriate. Mr. Asuah Takyie was also impressed by the support that the Ghana Immigration Service has enjoyed from the community ever since the idea was hatched to host this all-important national facility.
Speaking on behalf of the people, the Omanhene of the Tepa traditional area, Nana Adusei AtwenewaAmpem II, expressed the community’s readiness to host the school.
He promised that; the palace is always open for discussions on any issues that border on the school’s existence in the community. He also stated that the palace is fully behind the operations of GIS especially the training school in the town.
The Municipal Chief Executive for the area, Martina Appiah- Nyantekyi, also expressed the assembly’s readiness to help and support the training school to succeed. The MCE was particularly happy that her Municipality is hosting the second Immigration Training school in the country.
The Tepa Immigration Training School is situated on the premises of the old Municipal Hospital. It is actually the old hospital that has been converted into a school.
Renovation works and erection of some new structures are almost complete; with the contractor of the project estimating the works done so far to be 90% complete.
Works have been completed on the dining hall, lecture theater, and some dormitories. With these works done, the GIS has already stationed some intake at the school. These intakes which happen to be the first batch, are expected to report to the school by March this year.
Currently, the atmosphere in Tepa is in an expectant mood to welcome the first batch of the school in the town. The conversation around town lately is centered on the coming into being of the immigration school ever since its signposts were erected in the town.
Some residents who spoke to the ISD have high hopes for the school to give the town a facelift.
On recruitment, the townsfolk have higher expectations for either themselves or their wards to be recruited into the school. They have also praised the chief and all the people behind this initiative for their far-sightedness.