The West African Examination Council Waec, Ghana

The West African Examinations Council is Africa’s foremost examining board established by law to determine the examinations required in the public interest in the English-speaking West African countries, to conduct the examinations and to award certificates comparable to those of equivalent examining authorities internationally. By this mandate, the Council is expected to: - assist in the development of sound education; - ensure that educational standards are maintained; and - give the people of West Africa a vision of the great potentials which lie beyond examinations. CONVENTION ESTABLISHING THE COUNCIL ● The Council celebrated its 30th anniversary in March 1982 in Monrovia, Liberia during which the Convention establishing the WAEC was signed. The Convention was subsequently ratified by member Governments and came into force in August 1984. ● The Council under the Convention was inaugurated in March 1985. The Convention now gives uniform legal backing to the operations of the Council in all the member countries, makes provision for significant changes in the structure of the Council and gives it legal personality as an international body. A Headquarters Agreement signed with the Government of Ghana in 1987 confers certain privileges and immunities on the Council's Headquarters in Ghana. VISION ● To be a world class examining body, adding value to the educational goals of its stakeholders. MISSION ● To remain Africa’s foremost examining body, providing qualitative and reliable educational assessment, encouraging academic and moral excellence, and promoting sustainable human resource development and international co-operation. MAJOR OPERATIONAL PROCESSES ● The core business of the Council may be broadly classified as follows: ● Pre- Examination activities ● Conduct of Examination ● Post -Examination activities