BEd · Education
BEd Home Economics Education
- Qualification
- BEd
- Duration
- 4 years
- Region
- Central
Overview
BEd Home Economics Education prepares you to teach practical knowledge that supports healthy families, responsible living, entrepreneurship, and household resource management. In Ghana, the programme is valuable because it connects education with nutrition, clothing, hospitality, income generation, and employable life skills.
What you will study
You study food and nutrition, meal planning, textiles and clothing, fashion construction, family resource management, child development, consumer education, entrepreneurship, and hospitality. You also build skills in practical demonstration, laboratory and workshop safety, curriculum planning, assessment, classroom management, and supervised teaching.
Career prospects
You can work as a home economics teacher, food and nutrition educator, catering trainer, textile instructor, vocational coordinator, or youth-enterprise officer. Employers and sectors include Ghana Education Service, private schools, technical and vocational institutions, hotels, catering businesses, NGOs, fashion enterprises, and community development programmes.
Who this programme may suit
You will do well if you are practical, creative, organised, and interested in food, clothing, family wellbeing, and enterprise. Resourcefulness, patience, and the ability to demonstrate skills clearly will help you succeed.