52,133 candidates participate in TVET exams
A total of 52,133 final-year technical, vocational and training (TVET) students are participating in the 2024 Certificate II Examinations across the country. The figure represents an increase of 19,731 (60.89 per cent) over last year’s 32,402. This year’s candidates are made up of 37,558 males and 14,575 females. The examinations, which began on July 1, 2024, […]
John Mahama meets with Teacher Unions; promises to de-collateralize and de-cap GET-Fund
NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama is promising to de-collateralize and de-cap the GETFund to enable it to effectively perform its mandate. He said GETFund has not only been collateralized but it has also been capped thereby crippling it from adequately executing the purpose for which the fund was set up. Responding to issues in the […]
More than 400,000 BECE candidates placed automatically in first choice SHSs
The 2023 Computerised School Selection and Placement System, CSSPS, into Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Schools (TVET) has been released. A statement from the Ghana Education Service says out of the total number of 598,839 results received from WAEC, 585,797 candidates qualified to be placed. The GES states a […]
FOSDA pushes for uniformed TVET education in ECOWAS sub-region to end unemployment
By Rachel Kakraba Executive Director, Foundation for Security Development in Africa (FOSDA), Theodora William Anti, says despite huge investment in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), in Ghana, it is one of the sectors confronted with infrastructure challenges. The situation, she said, is the reason many people, especially the youth, do not choose TVET […]
Biriwa Technical and Vocational Institute holds 11th graduation ceremony with focus on quality TVET education
By: Kingsley Nana Buadu An Economic Development Practitioner, Dr. James Anthony Sackey has stressed the importance of Technical And Vocational Education, saying it is the foundation of every economy and humans . According to him, technical and vocational education should be seen and considered as the panacea for poverty eradication and be given the necessary […]
Education Minister meets TVET Institutions in Kumasi on new policy framework
By: Michael Adombila Akapae Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has met with Principals of Technical, Vocation, Education and Training, TVET Institutions in Kumasi to brief them on the new policy framework. The framework seeks to produce fully equipped students with skills to prepare them for the job market. The Education Minister, Dr Osei […]
Work on construction of TVET project at Tolibri progresses
By: Dennis Bebane Work on the construction of Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET is progressing steadily at Tolibri in the Lawra Municipality of the Upper West Region. The project is one among the nine being executed by the government under the first phase of the 32 state-of-the-art Technical Institutes across the country. Speaking […]
Massive investment in TVET critical to skills development in Ghana- Dr Yaw Adutwum
By: Anita Kwapong In a bid to ensure that Government’s policy on Technical Vocational Education and Training, TVET, rakes in lasting and landmark legacies for the benefit of posterity, the Government intends to collaborate with professional groups, Associations and bodies with expertise in science, technology and vocational education to successfully prosecute an agenda for expanded […]
AFARIWA: GIZ support TVET Education
By Michael Dewornu The German Development Cooperation, GIZ has supported Don Bosco Technical Institute with an amount of one Million Euros. This is to help the institute train some 2000 youth with employable skills. Out of the 2000 to be trained 70% will be connected with local industries by the end of the year 2022. […]
