MOVES TO INCREASE FEMALE ENROLEMENT IN TECH/VOC SCHOOLS

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Available statistics indicate that female enrollment in Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions in the country is very low. 

About twenty nine percent of female students are in National and Vocational Training Institution centres, seventeen in Teacher Training institutions and thirty percent in Polytechnics across the country. 

To change the trend and encourage more female participation especially students in technical and vocational careers, the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, COTVET has rolled out the Role Model programme as part of the Development of Skills for Industry Project. 

Through the programme, over two thousand students in TVET institutions across the country are expected to benefit from the experiences and success stories of established individuals in the TVET industry. 

These selected individuals will act as role models by participating in panel discussions and other outreach programmes including some sixteen workshops with the beneficiaries. 

Speaking at the North Advocacy workshop on the programme at Fumesua near Kumasi, the Executive Director of COTVET, Sebastian Deh emphasized the critical role that technical and vocational education plays in national socio-economic development. 

He explained that the programme has been designed to replace current TVET curricula but to complement it by shaping the academic and career paths of the interested youth.   

He however expressed worry at the gender imbalance in technical and vocational education and training, adding that the programme will help to address the situation and ultimately reinforce the importance of TVET to industrial growth. 

A consultant to the COTVET, Stephen Turkson in a presentation stressed the need for policy reforms in technical and vocational education as well as increased support by government in terms of modern logistics for TVET institutions. 

Participants at the workshop included selected students from technical second cycle institutions, academicians and some industry players. 

It was on the theme; “Re-defining Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Employment Creation”.

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