By Stephen Asante
Accra, Oct. 27, GNA – The Sixth National Precision Quality Convening has urged stakeholders to strengthen the precision quality mindset within Ghana’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system to improve workforce productivity and support industrial growth.
The Convening, which assessed policy gains and implementation over the past six years, said precision quality had been critical in aligning education and training with industry demands and global standards.
Participants called for a rethink of workforce development to equip citizens not only with qualifications but also with the skills needed for productive employment, 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 of which was made available to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Accra over the weekend.
The programme also engaged stakeholders on the draft National Human Capital Development Strategy (HCDS), identifying practical pathways for translating the strategy into action.
The communiqué said previous editions of the Convening had contributed to three significant milestones: 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).
It said the high-level forum provided a national platform to assess six years of precision quality implementation and identify practical measures to translate 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 also highlighted the informal economy’s contribution to employment and economic activity, calling for targeted policies and investments to improve productivity and expand opportunities in the sector.
It urged accelerated implementation of human capital reforms, stronger stakeholder collaboration and sustained investment in skills development systems.
The communiqué said recommendations from the meeting would contribute to finalising Ghana’s National Human Capital Development Strategy and inform policy decisions to improve employability, increase productivity and promote inclusive economic growth.
Citing World Bank projections, it said Africa’s working-age population was expected to reach between 1.3 billion and 1.6 billion by 2050, while roughly one-third of the world’s youth population would 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 held on the theme, “Human Capital at Work”.
It was supported by the Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment, the Mastercard Foundation and other stakeholders in human capital and skills development.
GNA
Edited by Agnes Boye-Doe
Reporter: Stephen Asante
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