The Head at the National Office of the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), Rev. S.N.N Ollennu, has stated that examination malpractice is a major contributing factor to poverty in the country.
He further said the unhealthy practice promote mediocrity in various institutions across the country.
Rev. Ollennu made the comments during an educational seminar for members of the media in Accra Tuesday.
He explained that candidates who cheat in examination enter the tertiary level as unqualified candidates.
He said these unqualified candidates repeat the bad practice at the tertiary level and end up as half-baked graduates.
According to Rev Ollenu, these half-baked graduates exhibit high level of mediocrity when they are employed on the job market, which negatively affect the outputs of organisations that employ them.
He said such high level of mediocrity eventually lead to poverty because these unskilled recruits are unable to work hard to increase productivity due to incompetence, which is traced to cheating at the high school level.
Rev Ollenu therefore called for collective effort by stakeholders to eliminate exam malpractice or reduce it to the barest minimum.
He said the fight against examination malpractice will help preserve the integrity of educational system and credibility of certificates.
Rev Ollenu gave the assurance that WAEC is implementing stringent measures to disarm examination cheats.
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