The government has invested over USD$1 billion in transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) infrastructure over the last years.
The investment has resulted in improvements to infrastructure at TVET schools, the provision of state-of-the-art laboratories, the retooling of existing laboratories and workshops, and the provision of modern technology and machines.
According to the vice presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, a future government led by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will make Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) more appealing to every Ghanaian child by equipping it with modern, innovative tools.
Dr. Prempeh said this at Cape Coast during the investiture of Dr. James Condua Lindsey Orleans as the first Chancellor of Cape Coast Technical University.
Speaking at the Investiture, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh hinted that future government under the leadership of Dr. Bawumia is commitment to advancing Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
He pointed out that this commitment is crucial in their pursuit of full participation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, driving collective growth and prosperity.
He explained that the investment in TVET was a long-term measure to produce skilled human resource for Ghana’s development.
“It is also part of measures to tackle youth unemployment. This strategic move is part of a broader effort to transform Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) into a key driver of industrial growth and job creation in Ghana.
Additionally, Dr. Opoku Prempeh commended Dr. Orleans Lindsey’s business acumen, particularly in real estate, expressing confidence that his leadership would drive Cape Coast Technical University toward positive transformation.
He emphasized that the NPP has already made significant investments to revitalize technical institutions, highlighting the transformative impact of technical education on individuals and communities.
Drawing from his experience as a former Minister for Education, he stressed on the importance of strengthening technical institutions to better train Ghanaian youth, affirming that under Dr Bawumia’s leadership, TVET institutions will become places that inspire every young Ghanaian.
Representing the Minister of Education, Prof. Kingsly Nyarko, Deputy Minister of Education in charge of TVET said the country would continue to prioritise education as the most crucial factor in national development.
Prof. Nyarko observed that nations that have developed and continue to progress and prosper are those that prioritised education and made industrialization a core component of development. Industrialization, he said, “required that, in addition to producing a knowledge society, the skill development of the citizenry was critical to sustaining economies and making nations prosperous and progressive.”
Dr. James Condua Lindsey Orleans, the new Chancellor of Cape Coast Technical University pledged to provide all the necessary support and assistance the Council, Faculty, and support staff would require in transforming CCTU into one of the topmost TVET institutions.
He also pledged to work diligently in solving the numerous infrastructure challenges facing the university.
By Benjamin Aidoo
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