President Akufo-Addo announces free technical, vocational education

President Akufo-Addo says government's strategy is to expand technical and vocational education at both the secondary and tertiary levels, to strengthen the linkages between education and industry. 

He said government is paying critical attention to technical and vocational training explaining that the transformation of the structure of the economy, and the reduction of unemployment, hinges on technical and vocational education and training. 

He said enough lip service has been paid to the TVET sector adding that, his government will back the talk with money and political will.  

President Akufo-Addo was speaking at the National Conference on Technical and Vocational Educational and Training (TVET), held at the Koforidua Technical University in the Eastern region.  

President Akufo-Addo said his government will launch a major project that will emphasize the importance of TVET, and redeem the misconception that technical and vocational education is inferior, and patronized only by less endowed students.  

He said all TVET institutions will be aligned and brought under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Education to streamline their curricula, and improve the co-ordination of their training. 

To this end, a Deputy Minister of Education is to be charged with the specific responsibility of technical and vocational education. 

The President said the 5-year Strategic Plan for TVET, approved by Cabinet, involves the undertaking of structural reforms, which include the setting up of a TVET Service and Council, and dedicating a whole division of the education service to technical and vocational education, which would have its own Director General.  

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