Government urged to prioritize TVET for industrial transformation in Ghana

Cross section of the graduands   at the Graduation Ceremony

Professor Samuel Erasmus Alnaa, Vice Chancellor of the Bolgatanga Technical University (BTU), has observed that the government intention of revitalizing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector in Ghana would only be meaningfully achieved if the needed logistics and facilities are provided to Technical Universities and other related institutions.

Prof Alnaa made observation during the 13^th congregation ceremony of the University, held on  May 17, 2025   at Sumbrungu, the main campus of the University. 

 Prof Alnaa called on government to   as a matter of urgency provide the needed logistics and facilities for TVET education in the country to help boost the human resource base and to increase productivity.

 “If we want the TVET sector, particularly the Technical Universities, to be the pathfinders of Ghana’s industrialization drive then the government should, as a matter of a deliberate agenda, provide the needed equipment, infrastructure, and financing for the TVET sector”, he stressed.

The Vice Chancellor cited the success story of the so-called “Asian Tigers”, including countries like South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, which he noted invested massively in TVET to fast-track economic advancement.

“The Asian Tigers are where they are today because they made a deliberate commitment of resources to their TVET sectors. Let’s learn well from them”, the Vice Chancellor noted.

Professor Alnaa reiterated that while management of BTU continued to make strides in academic progress and international collaboration, its potential remained challenged by infrastructural challenges, including lecture halls and offices and urged government and other development partners including Corporate Institutions and Philanthropists to contribute to the growth of the BTU.