More than 60,000 students offering TVET for 2023/2024 year – Dr Adutwum
Accra, April 24 GNA – Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education, says a total of 60,481 new students have enrolled in various Government TVET institutions for the 2023/2024 academic calendar compared to less than 20,000 students enrolled annually prior to 2017.
With this new enrolment, the total number of enrolments in Government TVET institutions, which provide free TVET, stands at 157,681.
This follows the realignment of TVET institutions to the Ministry of Education (MoE) and consolidation of the Free TVET for ALL, coupled with the implementation of the MyTVET campaign to change perceptions about TVET in the country.
Dr Adutwum whose speech was read by Prof. Mark Adom Asamoah, Advisor on STEM at the Ministry of Education, made the disclosure at the maiden TVET Symposium and the launch of the Second Edition of the Ghana TVET Report in Accra.
The conference, which was on the theme: “Advancing TVET and skills development towards sustainable and decent job creation”, was attended by officials from TVET institutions, and students.
Dr Adutwum also said to fully harness the potential offered by TVET, the government had initiated a number of policies as part of the TVET transformation agenda, and in the process of developing new Competency Based Training (CBT) curriculum amidst massive investments in TVET infrastructure, and TVET teacher training, among others.
Dr Adutwum also revealed that the Government of Ghana in collaboration with development partners had established a competitive fund, called the Ghana Skills Development Fund (GSDF).
