Elijah Ofori-Badu had his senior secondary school education at Prempeh College in Kumasi between 1998 and 2000. After secondary school, he proceeded to University of Ghana from 2001 to 2005 for his undergraduate studies where he obtained Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with Philosophy. He enrolled again at University of Ghana between 2006 and 2009 for his Master of Philosophy in Political Science where he specialized in Public Administration and Public Policy. He further studied Bachelor of Laws at Greenfield College in Sunyani from 2019 to 2022.

In terms of professional qualification, he obtained a Diploma in Education from University of Education, Winneba in 2013. He was admitted as an Associate Member in December 2016 of the Institute of Human Resource Management Practitioners, Ghana (IHRMP-G (as it then was) and finally as a Chartered Human Resource Management Practitioner (CHRMP) in October 2021 of the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management.

Elijah Ofori-Badu did his National Service at Mankranso Secondary School in the Ashanti Region from November 2005 to July 2006 where he taught Government and Social Studies. He also taught Government and Social Studies at Presdel College, Kumasi from 2009 to 2012. He later worked with the Local Government Service from November 2012 to November 2016 as an Assistant Human Resource Manager where he served at the Offinso North District Assembly, Akomadan-Ashanti and Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council, Kumasi-Ashanti. He joined the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho from December 2016 to August 2018 as Junior Assistant Registrar with the Vocational Training Unit and later as Vocational Training Coordinator. In September 2018, he joined the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani as Assistant Registrar in-charge of the Examinations Unit of the Academic and Students Affairs Division. He was promoted as Senior Assistant Registrar in September 2022 and still in charge of the Examinations Unit.

Elijah’s research interest include Public Administration, Public Policy, Non-governmental Organizations and Poverty Reduction, Local Government/Governance Administration, Human Resource Management particularly Training and Development and Performance Management System, Students Admissions and Examination Malpractices etc.

Elijah has facilitated a number of training workshops for District Assemblies in the Ashanti Region and within the University. He has also participated in a number of training and development workshops, conferences and seminars.