By Nii Martey M. Botchway
Accra, Sept. 24, GNA – The Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service has engaged the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to explore a strategic partnership aimed at placing skills development at the centre of Ghana’s economic transformation.
The engagement, which happened during a courtesy call by the leadership of the Ghana TVET Service on the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, focused on the role of sustained investment in TVET in improving national productivity, enterprise development and employment outcomes.
It also sought to strengthen the country’s skills ecosystem, particularly by ensuring that Ghanaians with practical skills can translate those competencies into employment, entrepreneurship and sustainable businesses.
Welcoming the team to his office, Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, underscored the economic value of skills development, describing it as an investment with far-reaching returns.
He said every skilled Ghanaian is a business waiting to happen, hence the need to invest in TVET education.
“When we invest in TVET, we are not just training workers, we are equipping job creators, and every enterprise a graduate launches strengthens the economic fabric of this nation,” he said.
Dr Asiama also stressed the need to broaden access to skills certification, particularly for people who had acquired their competencies through informal apprenticeship and other non-formal pathways.
He said the absence of recognised certification continued to limit the ability of many skilled Ghanaians to access formal employment and other economic opportunities, noting that thousands of Ghanaians learnt their trades through informal apprenticeships.
He said others also learnt from master craftsmen passing skills to eager hands, yet their talent remains undocumented and undervalued.
“Certifying their skills validates their talent and opens doors to formal jobs, credit, contracts and careers previously out of reach,” he said.
“Certification must move beyond the walls of our formal institutions,” he added.
He said investment in TVET should be viewed not only as a means of preparing people for employment but also as a mechanism for creating entrepreneurs and expanding economic activity.
In his remarks, Engr. Dr Eric Kofi Adzroe, Director-General of the Ghana TVET Service, who led the delegation, emphasised the role of skills development in promoting inclusive growth and economic resilience.
He said training delivery must continuously evolve to meet the changing demands of industry, stating that “the quality, relevance and reach of skills training were critical to expanding access to meaningful employment, supporting viable enterprises and strengthening Ghana’s economic growth, particularly as the nature of work continues to change.”
“When a young person acquires a skill, they acquire the power to create a job for themselves and for others. That is the most reliable engine of inclusive growth this country has,” he said.
National TVET Week
Dr Adzroe formally invited the Governor to participate in the National TVET Week.
Scheduled for October 12 to 16, 2026, the week-long programme is expected to bring together stakeholders from government, industry, development partners and civil society to examine the future of skills development in Ghana and identify practical measures to build a workforce responsive to emerging economic demands.
Dr Asiama is expected to deliver the keynote address at the policy dialogue during the National TVET Week.
GNA
Nii Martey M. Botchway
Edited by Samuel Osei-Frempong