{"id":769256,"date":"2019-12-21T10:09:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T10:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/21\/massive-boost-for-nvtis\/"},"modified":"2019-12-21T10:09:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T10:09:33","slug":"massive-boost-for-nvtis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/21\/massive-boost-for-nvtis\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Boost For NVTIs –"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

President Akufo-Addo and Prof. Frimpong-Boateng shaking hands after the sod-cutting<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday cut the sod for the commencement of work on the upgrade of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system in Ghana. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Cutting the
\nsod on the premises of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
\n(CSIR) at East Legon, Accra, for work to commence, President Akufo-Addo said
\nthe country had not taken advantage to train more people in skills development.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe shall
\nbe able to transform Ghana\u2019s economy and reduce unemployment when we pay
\nattention to technical and vocational training,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cThat is
\nwhere the skills needed for the growth of the modern economy can be developed.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said \u201cwhat
\nI envisage in the technical and vocational education sector would involve a
\ntruly radical change in attitude on the part of all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the
\nNPP government is committed to investing heavily in technical education for the
\ncountry to benefit immensely.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to
\ndo everything we can to enhance our self-reliance and capacity to drive our
\nindustrial and economic transformation ourselves, and that is the project of
\nGhana Beyond Aid,\u201d President Akufo-Addo said, adding \u201cthat is why we are
\nlaunching this major project to help emphasize the importance of TVET, and
\nredeem the misconception that technical and vocational education is inferior,
\nand patronized only by less endowed students.\u201d<\/p>\n

President
\nAkufo-Addo said the first component of the project comprises refurbishing the
\nexisting infrastructure and construction of new infrastructure for the existing
\n34 NVTI centres; refurbishing the existing infrastructure and construction of a
\nnew head office, 10 regional offices and five apprenticeship offices;
\nprocurement of equipment for 26 trades and ICT equipment for all 34 NVTI
\ncentres.<\/p>\n

He also
\nsaid that competency-based training would cover 700 trainers across 34 NVTIs;
\ncourse curriculum alignment and content development for the 26 trades; project
\nmanagement: resources and manpower; and transport facilities, i.e. the provision
\nof a 33-seater bus for each of the 34 NVTIs and 4\u00d74 pickups for the head office
\nand regional offices.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The second
\ncomponent of the project, he added, comprises the setting up of two new
\ntraining centres for foundry and machining workshops, with one at the CSIR
\ncentre in Accra, and the other at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
\nTechnology. \u00a0<\/p>\n

He added
\nthat it would include building and developing infrastructure for the two new
\nvocational training centres; procurement of equipment, including training
\nequipment for Foundry and ICT equipment; competency-based training for the
\ntrainers in these centres; course curriculum alignment and content development;
\nproject management: resources and manpower; and transport facilities, i.e. the
\nprovision of a 33-seater bus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The third
\nand final component of this project, President Akufo-Addo indicated, comprises
\nthe upgrading of existing Opportunities Industrialization Centres in Greater
\nAccra Region. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernment
\nbelieves that this integrated approach will improve the quality of our TVET
\nsystem across the entire educational system, and result in the empowering of
\nour youth. We must work hard in ensuring that our youth do not see technical
\nand vocational education as a last option, when considering their future,\u201d he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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