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By
A B. Kafui Kanyi, RNG
Ho, March 30, GNA – Reverend
Emmanuel Adow Obeng, President of Presbyterian University College on
Saturday reiterated the call launched to the country's technical universities for that they avoid
the "temptation" to offer non-technical courses.
He said the future of
Ghana articulated was integrated into technical education and that the only way to
could make a significant contribution to national development was to stay focused on
provide technical and professional skills to young people.
Teacher. Obeng who
addressed to the 19th congregation of the Ho Technical University
noted that after the conversion of polytechnics to technical universities,
some have been tempted to introduce non-technical courses to compete with
traditional universities and warned against the practice.
He said technical
universities had to play complementary and non-competitive roles in relation to
universities and charged them to focus on providing qualified human resources
resource for national development.
Rev. Teacher. Obeng asked
technical universities to address emerging governance issues after the
conversion, in particular misunderstandings between trade unions and
administrative staff, as such confusion could affect their orientation.
He asked
universities to organize regular management training sessions,
succession plans and to orient the teaching and non-teaching staff in their new roles.
Teacher. Obeng urged
technical university management boards for setting up monitoring systems
for speakers and seek support from government and other sources to develop
faculty and universities.
Kwasi Yankah,
Minister of State for Higher Education in a speech read on his
on behalf of the transition issues, including the migration of technician salaries
university staff were taken into account and reaffirmed the Government's commitment to
technical and vocational education.
He has technical charge
universities to design programs that would prepare students to take advantage
government intervention programs such as One District, One Farm for
is.
Ben Honyenuga,
Acting Vice Chancellor, Ho Technical University stated that the University was giving
meaning to Technical and Vocational Training (TVET) by ensuring that
students were fully equipped with the skills required for the industry.
He told the students
the university's ICT department, for example, engaged in networking
identified offices that were without a local network, to demonstrate
their practical skills.
Professor Honyenuga stated
learning management system was also developed by computer students
Department of Science to facilitate teaching and learning and that the system was
being tested for deployment.
He alluded to plans for
University to introduce five new degree programs, which, he said, were
essential for national development and called for badistance to
inadequate infrastructure and facilities.
Honyenuga
advised students to see opportunities in the fog of challenges and take
Bold steps to put their ideas into action.
He said the
Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Transfer of the University
ready to help them grow.
A total of 1,290
graduates, 37 with a Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) and 1,253 with
Higher National Diploma (HND).
Out of the number, 86
got the first clbad honors, 755, upper-clbad second-clbad, 416, second
lower clbad and 33 pbades.
GNA
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