By Fred SARPONG
The management of the City and Guilds, one of the world’s leading vocational and technical certificate awarding bodies in the country, has appealed to the government to institute Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) levy to support the sector.
According to them, the levy should be channeled into the development of technical and vocational education in the country.
In an interview with the City & Guilds regional representative for West Africa, Kingsley Koranteng Asiedu, told BusinessWeek that it will be in the right direction if the government will allow the industries in the country to pay a levy to support the TVE sector.
He proposed that at least 1% or 2% of profit from the industry in Ghana should be channeled into the TVE sector.
He indicated that among the challenges they face is the lack of recognition from employers and some educational institutions.
“The sad aspect is that some employers discriminate against TVE graduates when it comes to job placement and salary,” said Asiedu.
Asiedu noted that they will continue to engage government, schools and colleges, training providers, employers, polytechnics, the universities and the Ghana Education Service, especially, with the view to making TVE a priority to this nation.
He said they are also ready to partner oil and gas companies and training providers so that they could use their awards to equip the youth with the needed skills to ensure that they benefit from the various job opportunities that will be available.
“We will also continue to review our syllabus and introduce new awards to meet the demands of the job market globally and, above all, strive to deliver superior services to our partners and stakeholders in this country and in the sub-region,” said Asiedu.
The management of the City and Guilds, one of the world’s leading vocational and technical certificate awarding bodies in the country, has appealed to the government to institute Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) levy to support the sector.
According to them, the levy should be channeled into the development of technical and vocational education in the country.
In an interview with the City & Guilds regional representative for West Africa, Kingsley Koranteng Asiedu, told BusinessWeek that it will be in the right direction if the government will allow the industries in the country to pay a levy to support the TVE sector.
He proposed that at least 1% or 2% of profit from the industry in Ghana should be channeled into the TVE sector.
He indicated that among the challenges they face is the lack of recognition from employers and some educational institutions.
“The sad aspect is that some employers discriminate against TVE graduates when it comes to job placement and salary,” said Asiedu.
Asiedu noted that they will continue to engage government, schools and colleges, training providers, employers, polytechnics, the universities and the Ghana Education Service, especially, with the view to making TVE a priority to this nation.
He said they are also ready to partner oil and gas companies and training providers so that they could use their awards to equip the youth with the needed skills to ensure that they benefit from the various job opportunities that will be available.
“We will also continue to review our syllabus and introduce new awards to meet the demands of the job market globally and, above all, strive to deliver superior services to our partners and stakeholders in this country and in the sub-region,” said Asiedu.
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