Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has called on parents of Junior High School graduates to counsel their wards to consider choosing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs since these programs are designed to equip SHS leavers with practical skills needed for the job market.
Addressing the fears of parents and guardians who may have been worried about a possible truncation of the educational path of children who take the TVET path, Vice President assured: “There is the opportunity for those who complete their TVET programs to continue from the National Proficiency levels through Certificate levels to HND, B.TECH, M.TECH to the Doctor of Technology level with the National TVET Qualifications Framework (NTVETQF), which the Commission is implementing for TVET.”
He said the government’s determination to make Technical and Vocational Education a priority has received a major boost following the launch on Tuesday, 14th December 2021 at the Accra Technical Training Centre (ATTC).
This brings together all the technical and vocational programs run by 19 different Ministries under the ambit of the Ghana TVET Service, with the Director-General of the Service reporting to the Minister and Ministry of Education, like her counterpart, Director General of the Ghana Education Service and other agencies under the Ministry.
The operationalization of the Service is also to ensure the smooth take-off of the Government’s flagship program “Free TVET For All”, under which all the TVET Institutions which are now captured under the Ghana TVET Service will be included in the next academic year’s (February 2022) Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) for selection by the Junior High School graduates.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Kofi Atakora
