By Naa Shormei Odonkor
Kumasi, June 05, GNA – Mr. Richard Addo Gyamfi, the Ashanti Regional Director of the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service, has said TVET is key to transforming Ghana’s economy.
He noted that TVET equips individuals with the essential skills to create jobs and promote employment, thereby helping to reduce the country’s unemployment rate.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Kumasi, Mr. Gyamfi announced that the Ashanti Regional Ghana TVET Service was ready to admit students after the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
Mr. Gyamfi disclosed that the Ashanti Regional TVET Service was prepared to admit over 6,000 students into its 38 schools this year.
He said almost 20 of the 38 TVET schools across 27 districts in the region had boarding facilities to accommodate students who would love to live in the schools.
Mr. Gyamfi further noted that although the schools faced some challenges, they were equipped with qualified teachers, adequate facilities and the necessary materials to train the students who would be admitted.
He said due to the important role TVET played in the socio-economic development of the country, it was critical for the government to commit resources to TVET education.
He encouraged parents and guardians to support their wards in pursuit of their career in TVET and not impose their preferred career choices on them.
He stressed: “We are in an era of skills, that is the most important thing the market needs. “Parents and guardians, encourage your wards to take up and pursue TVET as a career.”
The Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service under the Ministry of Education seeks to manage, oversee and implement approved national policies and programmes related to pre-tertiary TVET.
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Edited by Yussif Ibrahim/Benjamin Mensah