Mr. Sackey holds an MA in Education from the University College London, Institute of Education; a B.Sc. (Econ) Hons from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone; and was awarded the status of Chartered Director by the Institute of Directors, United Kingdom. He also holds several professional qualifications in educational management, teaching, careers guidance and business management. Mr. Sackey has held prominent positions in Education, both locally and internationally, which helped to prepare him to serve as Minister. These include Chair of the Sierra Leone Teaching Service Commission, Chief Executive of the Windsor Fellowship, a national education charity in the UK, Head of Information and Advice at Anglia Ruskin University, Strategic Manager of the London East Connexion Partnership (LECP), a sub-regional partnership which coordinated integrated support for students in education.