TVET remains one vital sector to propel growth and economic productivity in a country. It is one key
area that can appreciably lead to the technological advancement, rapid industrial transformation,
poverty reduction and job and wealth creation. The significance of Technical and Vocational Education
and Training (TVET) is to develop the technical and vocational skilled human resource base needed for
socioeconomic and industrial development of the country.
The TVET sector has, over the years been left stagnated due to poor perception of TVET, inadequate
investment, inefficient policies, infrastructure deficit, lack of standardization, outdated curriculum and a
fragmented TVET landscape and it is in the light of the above that Government has taken a
comprehensive approach to transform and revitalize the TVET landscape with series of plausible policy
interventions to ensure a structural an effective demand-driven TVET system
TVET POLICIES
TVET covers school-based as well as out of school education and training programs, formal and nonformal, designed to prepare individuals with competencies for specify occupations and productive
activities in the various sectors of social and economic life. The aim to strengthen and ignite the passion
for TVET education has received a major following facelift following the passing of Pre Tertiary Act,
(ACT 1049) which established the Technical and Vocational Educational Education and training Service as
a corporate body.
The object of the Vocational Education and Training Service is to manage, oversee and implement
approved national policies and programmes relating to pre-tertiary technical and vocational education
and training. The act prescribes the appointment of a Director General and Deputies as well as Regional
Directors and Deputies of the Technical and Vocational Educational Education and training Service
It goes further to establish divisions within the Technical and Vocational Educational Education and
training Service
(l) The Service shall have the following Divisions:
(a)
Training, Assessment and Quality Assurance;
(b)
Research, Innovation, Monitoring and Evaluation;
(c)
Infrastructure Development Division; and
(d)
any other Division that the Council may consider necessary for the effective and
efficient performance of the functions of the Service
On the whole, what this singular act transcribes is to grant a widow of prominence to TVET by
positioning it as an integral part of the educational transformation of the country.
CONSOLIDATING THE GAINS FROM TVET
Government believes that TVET is key to the country’s industrialization agenda as it provides the
manpower for practical skills necessary for its industrial drive, as exemplified by it’s One District, One
Factory initiative. One of the cardinal imperatives of the TVET program is to promote skills training and
development for industrialization and generate greater awareness of the importance of TVET and is the
cumulative effect of the intervention and policy directions that will firmly polished and inject vibrancy in
TVET
Coordination among the TVET delivery agencies
According to the ministry of Education, there are currently about 300 public TVET institution, managed
under 19 Ministries and agencies, leading to fragmentation TVE. By ensuring effective regulation,
coordination, standardization and quality of instruction in TVET, all have been realigned under the
Ministry of Education. The move was necessary to mainstream skills development and acquisition in
order to improve productivity and competiveness of the skilled workforce
The Education Regulatory Bodies ACT, 2020 (ACT 1023) has merged COTVET and NABTEX to ensure
greater regulatory performance and as such there is no COTVET and NABTEX but rather a Commission
for TVET to ensure uniformity in service delivery.
legal mandate of TVET
The Pre-tertiary Act (ACT 1049) provides the legal regulation for the setting up of Technical and
Vocational Educational Education and training Service. The legislation goes to prescribe the functions,
also set up establish a Board of Governors for the management of each public technical and vocational
education and training institution in Ghana. This is a more realistic targeted approach to tremendously
guarantee a transparent and effective policing of TVET policies and management of Technical and
Vocational Education in the Country.
Training equipment and facilities
The quality and relevance of TVET is hinged on the availability of modern training equipment and
facilities, thus government commitment to establishing at least two state-of the art TVET centers to
serve as headquarters of Technical and Vocational training- fully equipped with modern machines and
training is revolutionary
Government has invested 1 billion dollars in technical and vocational education infrastructure over the
last four years with chuck of the investment channeled into the expansion of infrastructure and the
provision of modern equipment for technical universities, upgrading of the 34 National Vocational
training institutions. In 2020, parliament approved Government’s request to construct five Technical and
vocational training centers at Anyinam, Pakyi No. 2, Akomadan, Assinn Jakai and Manso- Abore. The
project seeks to improve employability of Ghanaian youth by providing them with relevant skills and
competencies
IMPACT OF TVET
A total of 1.6 million students have benefited from the government flagship program, Free Senior High
School programme which was introduced in 2017 with a policy core theme of access, quality and equity.
Under the FreseSHS program, only about require 47 schools offer TVET . An additional 139 Technical and
vocational Schools have been transported into the FressSHS pogramme, thus mounting a strong case for
Government unparalleled approach at transformation TVET. The over goal is to extend the FreeSHS
programme to cover all Technical and Vocational Institutions in Ghana by 2022.
Technical and Vocational Education is an important factor in a country’s economic develop and is
regularizing a FreeTVET system will translate to the following;
A boost in access and participation at TVET
TVET sets the pace for productivity and growth for a nation. The retooling of TVET would facilitate an
increase in access and participation at TVET level. This would mean a many young ones will be
motivated to be equipped with the requisite training and practical skills needed for industrialization