The Ministry of Education is intensifying efforts to promote industry-led Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as part of a broader strategy to equip young people with practical and job-ready skills for the labour market.
Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, reiterated this commitment while addressing participants at the China–Africa TVET Conference in Tianjin, China.
Speaking at the conference, Dr. Apaak outlined a number of initiatives being implemented by Ghana to strengthen skills development and improve employability among the youth. These include competency-based training programmes, apprenticeship schemes and strategic partnerships between training institutions and industry players.
He noted that the government’s TVET reforms are aimed at aligning training programmes with the needs of industry to ensure that graduates possess relevant technical and entrepreneurial skills.
The Deputy Minister highlighted the impact of the Ghana TVET Voucher Project, which has provided support to more than 37,000 apprentices and informal-sector workers, enabling them to acquire skills and improve their productivity.
Dr. Apaak stressed the importance of stronger collaboration between industry and educational institutions, describing such partnerships as essential to building a workforce capable of supporting national development and economic transformation.
He also called for deeper cooperation between Ghana and China in the areas of skills development, technology transfer and workplace-based training.
According to him, enhanced collaboration would help create employment opportunities, promote entrepreneurship and strengthen the capacity of young people to contribute meaningfully to economic growth.
The Deputy Minister further underscored the need for African countries to leverage international partnerships to modernise their TVET systems and prepare their workforce for emerging opportunities in a rapidly evolving global economy.
The conference brought together policymakers, educators and industry leaders from Africa and China to explore innovative approaches to technical and vocational training and to strengthen cooperation in skills development across the two regions.