By Kingsley Mamore
Dambai (O/R), June 20, GNA – Professor Mark Appiah, President of CSIR College of Science and Technology, is advocating for the Integration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) into Ghana’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system for better outcomes.
According to Prof. Appiah, this integration is crucial for building a workforce capable of driving innovation, industrialisation and participation in the digital economy.
He made this comment during a courtesy call by a delegation from African Progressive Research and Innovations (APRIL-STEM) to his office at Cantonment in Accra.
The APRIL-STEM team who visited Prof. Appiah included Mr. Daniel Aboagye, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Louis Nana Asiedu, Project Coordinator and Mr. Benjamin Dwomoh-Doyen, Chief Operating Officer.
Addressing the delegation, Prof. Appiah highlighted the need to tackle the persistent mismatch between TVET training and labor market needs, particularly in soft skills, digital literacy, and entrepreneurship.
He emphasizes that integrating STEM into TVET is not just about adding new subjects, but transforming how skills are taught, learned and applied in today’s economy.
Prof. Appiah is calling for deeper collaboration between policymakers, educators, industry players and development partners to build a globally competitive, STEM-focused TVET system.
Mr. Daniel Aboagye, STEM teacher at WoraWora Senior High School in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of APRIL-STEM told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that, the team was planning to work with Prof. Appiah to integrate STEM into TVET education.
GNA
Edited by Maxwell Awumah/Benjamin Mensah