By Dominic Antwi Agyei
Tanoso (Ash), Nov. 30, GNA – The NPP government, under President Nana Addo Dnkwa Akufo-Addo’s administration, has invested resources into Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) than any regime, Professor Kingsley Nyarko, Deputy Minister of Education in charge of TVET, has stated.
The investments including the provision of state-of-the-art laboratories, retooling existing labs and workshops, he said, had significantly improved infrastructure in TVET schools.
Prof. Nyarko, who double as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso, made this known when he paid a working visit to the Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED).
The visit was to know at first-hand the position, progress, problems and prospects of the University and ways to address their challenges for effective improvement.
The Deputy Minister explained that, since 2017, the government had invested more than GH₵6 billion in the TVET sector.
He said the government would continue to prioritise education as the most crucial sector in national development.
“We have built ultramodern workshops, laboratories, state-of-the-art facilities in various TVET institutions across the nation.
“So, if we take all these in total, you can see the NPP has taken a comprehensive approach in revamping, revitalising and reforming TVET education in Ghana. And there is no government since independence that has invested more resources in TVET like the government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,” he noted.
The MP used the opportunity to inspect some of the existing and new laboratories in the school and commended the government for the huge investment in TVET.
He called on Ghanaians to vote for the NPP come December 7, to continue its work for a better national development.
Prof. Frederick Kwaku Sarfo, the Vice Chancellor of AAMUSTED, said TVET transformation had a clear path to bridge the gap between skills acquisition and academics.
He noted that the investment had equipped the University with modern equipment, laboratories, and other essentials resources, leading to improved learning outcomes.
Prof. Sarfo explained that it was imperative to empower the Ghanaian youth with practical skills to create employment not only for themselves but others, to help reduce the pressure on the government for public employment.
The Vice-chancellor commended the government for the huge investment in the TVET institutions, adding that TVET and entrepreneurial skills were the surest ways to position Ghana to match developed countries.
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