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Deputy Education Minister, DG of CTVET tour TVET institutions
The Deputy Minister for Education in charge of TVET Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo and the Director General of CTVET, Dr. Fred Kyei Asamoah have been touring selected technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions which are serving as centers for the ongoing 2021 May/June Certificate II Core Exams.Students in TVET institutions who started writing […]
Education Ministry adds 139 Technical & Vocational Schools to Free SHS programme
The Ministry of Education has included 139 Technical and Vocational Schools into the Free Senior High School programme, in addition to the 47 already on it. This is aimed at expanding the scope of Technical and Vocational Training and making it more accessible for pupils to enrol. The National Coordinator for the Computerized School Selection […]
TVET not for dull students — Dep. Education Minister
The Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET), Mrs Gifty Twum-Ampofo, has urged parents not to stop their wards from pursuing TVET-related courses. She said the notion that TVET courses were for students who were not academically brilliant was one of the factors that discouraged people from studying those […]
Parliament’s Select Committee on Education lauds government for huge investments in the Technical Universities
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Education has lauded government’s effort in procuring equipment for the various Technical Universities to train students. According to the Select committee, the evidence on the ground in the pursuit of better Technical and Vocational Education by government is encouraging and should be supported to augment the industrialization drive of the […]
CTVET BAGS 2ND BEST PERFORMING AGENCY AWARD
The Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) has placed second for the Ministry of Education (MoE) Meritorious Award 2020.The award was in recognition of CTVET’s outstanding achievement in the implementation of the Ministry’s Roadmap in line with the 2020 Performance Agreement, for all its agencies.The presentation was made during the mid-year ‘Accounting […]
Government committed to modernising vocational education – Fanteakwa North MP
The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, Kwabena Amankwa Asiamah, has said the government continues to spend on the upgrading and modernisation of the country’s vocational education system.Technical Universities across the country are also being retooled and equipped to drive the government’s industrialisation programme.This is being spearheaded by the Commission for Technical and […]
More than 17,000 apprentices and master craftsmen trained under TVET project since 2017
Director-General of the Commission for TVET, Dr. Fred Kyei Asamoah, says government, through the Ministry of Education, has trained more than 17,527 apprentices and master craftsmen since 2017 across the country.The Project is a government initiative being implemented by the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, with funding from the German Development Bank.At […]
Obuasi SHTS wins maiden Sci-Tech Innovation Challenge
Obuasi SHTS’s Automated Sanitizing Station won ahead of Aggrey Memorial SHS and Prempeh College, who placed second and third respectively, in the maiden edition of Sci-Tech Innovation Challenge. On Saturday 31st July, 2021, Primetime Limited, successfully concluded the maiden edition of the Sci-Tech Innovation Challenge, a new programme designed to showcase and challenge Senior High School […]
WorldSkills Germany supports skill development in Ghana
WorldSkills Germany, a long-standing WorldSkills Member, have partnered with one of our newest Members, Ghana, to help establish a national WorldSkills movement in the country and contribute to the skills development in Africa. The fruits of this partnership have been published in a report from WorldSkills Germany, which highlights the ways new Members can be supported, […]
CTVET ORGANIZES VIRTUAL CONFERENCE TO CELEBRATE WYSD 21
The Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) in partnership with the National Youth Authority (NYA) and the Ghana National Union of Technical Students (GNUTS) has held a virtual conference to mark this year’s World Youth Skills Day (WYSD). The conference brought together young people, TVET institutions, employers, policy makers and development partners […]