By Christopher Tetteh
Kintampo, (Bono East), May 19, GNA – The Bono East chapter of the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to tackle the infrastructure deficit in Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) in the region.
The Coalition, a network of civil society organisations working to enhance access to quality and pre-tertiary education, made the call on the sidelines of the commemoration of the 2025 Global Action Week (GAWE) celebration held at Kintampo on the theme: “Education in Emergencies”.
Mr Thomas Benarkuu, the Bono East Regional Coordinator of the GNECC, led the coalition to present a petition to the Kintampo North Municipal Directorate of Education after undertaking a procession on the streets of Kintampo to mark the day.
He noted that TVET played a key role in tackling the gaps in employable skills training and innovations and addressed the growing unemployment problem in the area.
Mr Benarkuu said accessing quality and all-inclusive TVET education remained a human right, saying that was also the cornerstone of personal development and a critical enabler for national progress.
“As a nation we must work hard to ensure easy access to TVET education for all,” he stated.
Mr Benarkuu indicated since its establishment in 2002, the Kintampo Technical Institute had not seen any major rehabilitation works, denying students of standard workshops for practical studies.
He said the school was bedevilled with serious infrastructure challenges, including inadequate classroom blocks, dormitories, as well as a standard library, computer laboratory and teachers’ bungalows.
Mr Benarkuu called on the government to prioritize and safeguard the educational rights of all children by ensuring that no learner was left behind, regardless of their locations and circumstances.
The government must develop a robust educational framework that can function effectively during emergencies, like health crises, natural disasters and social disruptions.
Mr Benarkuu also called for the strengthening of educational resilience so that teaching and learning could progress in times of emergencies, citing that recurring climate disasters, health emergencies, natural disasters, limited access to educational resources in the country.
“Tribal and chieftaincy conflicts regularly disrupt educational activities in the country and thereby affect millions of learners”, he stated.
Mr Alhassan Mohammed, the Nkoranza Municipal Deputy Director, who received the petition, said it would be forwarded to the appropriate authorities.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Christian Akorlie