Editorial: TVET Alone Cannot Solve Ghana's Unemployment Crisis
President John Dramani Mahama urged Ghana's technical universities at the recent 4th Biennial Applied Research Conference of Technical Universities in Takoradi to "emulate the German model of competence-based education to transform higher education into a driver of industrialisation and job creation." He emphasized that universities must focus on hands-on, competence-based technical and vocational training aligned with the German model.
Prof. Appiah Adinkrah, Chairman of Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities in Ghana, called for greater national investment in TVET at the same conference, describing it as critical to industrial transformation, innovation and sustainable development. Speaking under the theme, "Advancing TVET for Innovation, Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development," Prof. Adinkrah stressed that technical universities are strategically positioned to solve Ghana's developmental challenges through practical education, applied research and stronger collaboration with industry. The Chronicle believes that skills training alone cannot solve unemployment without creating a conducive environment for businesses to expand and absorb skilled labour.
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Ghana is having a national conversation about the role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in addressing unemployment. The Chronicle believes skills training alone cannot solve unemployment - but what else is needed?
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