KNUST ORGANIZES SUMMER SCHOOL FOR STAFF

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The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has urged tertiary institutions in the country to design their curriculum to adequately prepare their students to meet demands of the job market. 

According to him, the world is now in a knowledge age for which reason school curricula should as well make students more knowledgeable about their own environment.

 Dr. Spio-Garbrah gave the advice at the opening of the sixth Summer School of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi. 

The four day programme is on the theme: “Strengthening the Linkage amongst Academia, Industry and Government”. 

Dr. Spio-Garbrah used the opportunity to encourage research scientist to let their research to reflect knowledge and industrial process lead to job create and entrepreneurship among the youth.

 He urged also political parties to look reconsider the winner takes all policy. 

Instead, parties must harness the human resource available within and outside their party for the development of the country. 

The Vice Chancellor of KNUST, Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso noted that the University is making steady progress in her efforts to become the centre of academic excellence. 

He said relevant programmes have been designed to enhance activities of business and industry while the academic programmes are tailored towards equipping the products with the necessary skills either for employment or to be self-employed. 

The Head of Quality Assurance and Planning Unit of the KNUST, Dr. Christian Agyare explained that the Summer School is an innovation to offer the staff of the KNUST an opportunity to improve on their skills and knowledge in selected areas for improved performance. 

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