Accra, Jan 21, GNA – The Ghana TVET Service (GTVET) Division of the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU), says calls by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) to scrap the GTVET Service is misguided and undermines national skills delivery.
The Division said such a call reveal a lack of understanding of the long-term benefits of a robust TVET system to the national development potential of Ghana.
“We strongly believe that this proposition is not only misinformed but demonstrates a lack of understanding of TVET’s pivotal role in Ghana’s development.
“Accordingly, scrapping TVET would reverse years of progress, dismantle efforts to reduce youth unemployment, and undermine confidence among international development partners supporting Ghana’s TVET agenda,” Mr Seth Botchway, Secretary of GTVET-PSWU, said in a press release copied to the Ghana News Agency.
This was in response to a recent call by Mr Isaac Bampoe Addo, Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG, to scrap the establishment of the Ghana TVET Service.
The CLOGSAG’s Executive Secretary, also appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to scrap agencies such as the TVET Service and Commission for Technical and Vocational Educational Training since they duplicate functions of the Civil Service.
According to him, these agencies were a waste of government resource.
However, GTVET-PSWU’s statement urges Government to disregard CLOGSAG’s call to scrap TVET, adding that instead, President Mahama, should continue to support TVET since it was a strategic driver of economic growth and national development.
“As we strive for a brighter future, we must recognize the critical role TVET plays in empowering Ghanaian youth. We encourage all stakeholders to remain committed to the TVET Agenda and urge detractors to seek constructive engagement rather than propagate misinformation,” the statement noted.
The statement further called for the provision of the necessary financial, human and logistical support to TVET as it conformed with Government’s own priorities in strengthening skills-based education.
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