A photograph of IET-GH during the induction ceremony of newly qualified engineering professionals
The President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), Engr. Henry Kwadwo Boateng, has made a passionate appeal to the Ministry of Education and the management of Tamale Technical University (TaTU) to urgently address the university’s infrastructural challenges.
He made the call during the induction ceremony of newly qualified engineering professionals, held on the university campus in Tamale on June 14, 2025.
Engr. Boateng expressed deep concern about the state of facilities at TaTU, describing the current infrastructure as inadequate and unconducive to effective teaching and learning.
He noted that despite the university’s strategic location and its critical role in the delivery of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), basic infrastructure—such as paved internal roads and well-maintained buildings—remains lacking.
“It is disheartening that a leading technical university like TaTU cannot boast of a single tarred road on campus. The environment is not user-friendly, and this has serious implications for the quality of technical education,” he lamented.
The IET-GH President, a strong advocate for the advancement of TVET, emphasised that investing in infrastructure for technical institutions is vital to the country’s industrialisation and development agenda.
He urged the Ministry of Education to prioritise TaTU in the allocation of resources and called on the university’s management to adopt a proactive maintenance culture.
He also encouraged the judicious use of internally generated funds (IGFs) to improve and sustain existing facilities.
“TVET holds the key to Ghana’s future. If we are serious about transforming our economy through industrial and technical innovation, then we must first ensure our training institutions are adequately resourced,” Engr. Boateng stressed.
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