Togbui Dagadu VIII
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22nd September, 2009
‘Take A Second Look At Technical/Vocational Education’
THE Paramount Chief of the Akpini Traditional Area, Togbui Dagadu VIII, has appealed to the government to take a second look at technical and vocational education in the country.
Speaking to the Times on the new educational reform, Togbui Dagadu said educational reform was good but would have been better if promoting technical and vocational education had been given their prominence.
He said in most developed countries, priority is given to vocational and technical education even though the grammar schools operate alongside.This had placed those countries on top of other countries in terms of infrastructural development.
He cited the manufacturing of aircraft, ships and vehicles as some of the practical training and education that people had acquired at the technical level and had been able to put that into action.
“But for these people and the training they have acquired, how could these innovations come into fruition”, he asked.
He has, therefore, appealed to the government to upgrade technical institutes in the country into a college of technology to serve as a backbone to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where people will be trained in various fields.
Togbui Dagadu, who is also a retired educationist mentioned the Kpando Technical Institute, Kumasi Technical Institute, St. Paul Technical Institute at Kukurantumi, Accra Technical Training Centre and Normal Technical Institute at Koforidua, among others as some of the schools that were fabricating metals and repairing of machines.
In the case of the Kpando Technical Institute, Togbui Dagadu said, the institute was into construction of blocks, fabrication of materials as well as the repair of tractors among other ventures which impart some skills into the students.
“I have personally submitted a petition to His Excellency the President to upgrade the Kpando Technical Institute into a college of technology,” he said.
According to him, the only way that the country can reduce unemployment was to place emphasis on technical and vocational education in the country so that students would be trained to acquire both education and other skills which can provide ready market and jobs for them after school.
Togbe Dagadu appealed to government, benevolent organisations and stakeholders in the educational sector to equip technical schools with tools and other educational materials to help students acquire practical skills.
He described as unfortunate, the lack of such items in most of the basic schools as well as in the technical institutions, adding that even though the educational syllabus ensures that basic students learn technical and vocational subjects, some of them enter the examination hall but do not attempt questions in those areas.
Speaking to the Times on the new educational reform, Togbui Dagadu said educational reform was good but would have been better if promoting technical and vocational education had been given their prominence.
He said in most developed countries, priority is given to vocational and technical education even though the grammar schools operate alongside.This had placed those countries on top of other countries in terms of infrastructural development.
He cited the manufacturing of aircraft, ships and vehicles as some of the practical training and education that people had acquired at the technical level and had been able to put that into action.
“But for these people and the training they have acquired, how could these innovations come into fruition”, he asked.
He has, therefore, appealed to the government to upgrade technical institutes in the country into a college of technology to serve as a backbone to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where people will be trained in various fields.
Togbui Dagadu, who is also a retired educationist mentioned the Kpando Technical Institute, Kumasi Technical Institute, St. Paul Technical Institute at Kukurantumi, Accra Technical Training Centre and Normal Technical Institute at Koforidua, among others as some of the schools that were fabricating metals and repairing of machines.
In the case of the Kpando Technical Institute, Togbui Dagadu said, the institute was into construction of blocks, fabrication of materials as well as the repair of tractors among other ventures which impart some skills into the students.
“I have personally submitted a petition to His Excellency the President to upgrade the Kpando Technical Institute into a college of technology,” he said.
According to him, the only way that the country can reduce unemployment was to place emphasis on technical and vocational education in the country so that students would be trained to acquire both education and other skills which can provide ready market and jobs for them after school.
Togbe Dagadu appealed to government, benevolent organisations and stakeholders in the educational sector to equip technical schools with tools and other educational materials to help students acquire practical skills.
He described as unfortunate, the lack of such items in most of the basic schools as well as in the technical institutions, adding that even though the educational syllabus ensures that basic students learn technical and vocational subjects, some of them enter the examination hall but do not attempt questions in those areas.
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