By Stephen Asante
Accra, Oct. 27, GNA – The Sixth National Precision Quality Convening is urging stakeholders to work assiduously to deepen the precision quality mindset within Ghana’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system.
Examining evidence from policy gains and implementation, it noted the concept had over the years been critical in aligning education and training with industry demands and global standards.
Participants agreed that the nation ought to rethink how it developed its workforce, preparing citizens not only for qualifications but for productivity, decent work, entrepreneurship, and industrial growth.
This was contained in a communiqué issued by the Design and Technology Institute (DTI), which initiated the Convening, a copy made available to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Accra, over the weekend.
The programme also engaged stakeholders on the draft National Human Capital Development Strategy (HCDS) and identify practical pathways for translating the Strategy into action.
The communiqué explained that the previous editions of the Convening had contributed to three significant milestones.
They comprise the development of Ghana’s first Framework Document for Precision Quality, Cabinet approval of the National Quality Policy, and the enactment of the Ghana Standards Authority Act, 2022 (Act 1078).
The communiqué stated that the high-level forum served as a national platform to assess six years of Precision Quality implementation, with participants focusing on practical actions needed to transform policy into measurable outcomes.
“A recurring message throughout the conference was the need to strengthen the link between education, skills acquisition, workplace participation, productivity, and industrial development.
Human capital must be viewed not simply as an educational outcome, but as a strategic national asset capable of driving economic transformation,” it noted.
The forum highlighted the role of the informal economy as a major contributor to employment and economic activity, calling for targeted policies and investments that improved productivity and opportunities within the sector.
It urged accelerated implementation of human capital reforms, deeper stakeholder collaboration, and sustained investment in skills development systems.
Key recommendations generated from the meeting are expected to contribute to the finalisation of Ghana’s National Human Capital Development Strategy, and inform policy decisions aimed at improving employability, increasing productivity, and advancing inclusive economic growth.
Citing projections from the World Bank, the communiqué said Africa’s working age was expected to reach approximately 1.3 to 1.6 billion by 2050, while roughly one-third of the world’s youth population will be African.
“For Ghana, these trends are not simply demographic statistics. They represent both an enormous opportunity and a pressing responsibility,” it noted.
The Sixth Annual National Precision Quality Convening was supported by the Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment, Mastercard Foundation, as well as stakeholders across the human capital and skills development ecosystem.
It was on the theme: “Human Capital at Work.”
GNA
Edited by Linda Asante Agyei
Reporter: Stephen Asante
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