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Dr. Stephen Turkson, Technical and Vocational Education Consultant (TVET), endorses President Akufo-Addo's vision of promoting Ghana's industrialization through technical and vocational education.
He pointed out that the high unemployment rate in Ghana could be significantly reduced if deliberate efforts were made to place VET correctly in the center of the country's education system and to attract more students to university programs in the field of training. technical and professional.
Indeed, graduates of technical and vocational education are able to create their own jobs without necessarily relying on the government to employ them.
He emphasized that the government's "One District, One Factory" initiative could fully materialize and deliver the desired results if the focus was on training TVET youth.
Dr. Stephen Turkson spoke at a symposium organized by Sunyani Technical University in the main auditorium of the school in Sunyani on "Skills Development and Entrepreneurship through TVET". for accelerated national development ".
Citing a report from the World Bank, Dr. Turkson said that 80% of all professional activities are related to technical / vocational education, the remaining 20% being devoted to courses in the humanities and liberal sciences. saying, "TVET is at the center of everything."
In his words, "if we focus on the 20%, we create unemployment, but if we focus on the 80% it will go a long way toward creating job opportunities."
He also added that if Ghana strengthens the entrepreneurial spirit and TVET skills of its citizens, they would be economically empowered, develop their knowledge and skills, attract investors and play a leading role. in the reduction of poverty.
Mr. Turkson said that TVET was not meant for chess and school dropouts, but rather for people with active brains and an intuitive ability to innovate, adding that if TVET was well financed, it would stimulate the economy, create more jobs and stimulate development.
The vice-chancellor of Sunyani Technical University, Prof. Ing. Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah revealed that the institution had received state-of-the-art laboratory equipment at the request of the government.
He added that the subcontractor, AMATROL Mechatronic Equipment, will soon install the equipment in order to allow the university to start organizing technology bachelor programs (B-Tech) of a duration four years.
Professor Adinkrah Appiah hoped that the supply and installation of Amatrol equipment would greatly help to reduce the training costs of our students and improve teaching and learning, especially training. practice of students so that they are relevant to the labor market.
Among the participants at this symposium, the chairman of the university's board, Ing. Dr. Kwame Agyeman Boakye; the Vice-Chancellor, Judge Solomon Korantwi-Barimah; the clerk, Mr. Samuel Ankama Obour and other distinguished guests.
Students from Sunyani High School (SUSEC) and Twene Amanfo Secondary Technical High School (TASTECH) were also present at the program.
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