The Deputy Minister of Education overseeing Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Gifty Twum Ampofo, has encouraged high-achieving students who recently completed the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to consider opting for TVET institutions without hesitation.
Currently, the 2023 cohort of BECE candidates are in the process of selecting their preferred schools. This selection period commenced on August 23 and is scheduled to conclude on September 4, as communicated by the Ghana Education Service (GES).
During her interaction with the press at the Association of Technical Universities and Polytechnics in Africa conference, the Deputy Minister asserted that the outdated perception of channeling academically less accomplished students towards TVET institutions is a thing of the past. She pointed out that contemporary educational equipment can pose risks to individuals lacking the necessary operational expertise.
“I am very confident to say that, for Ghana, we are getting TVET right. So we want to partner with the media to support us with advocacy for students who are now selecting their programmes for second cycle schools to select TVET areas, especially the very smart and serious ones. We have lived beyond the days when we thought that those who don’t want to be serious should go and do TVET. No, with the modern equipment we use, if you cannot be serious, you will have your head chopped off by the machines you will use.”
“If you visit any technical university and if you visit the traditional universities, you will prefer to go to a technical university, because they are well-equipped and well-laid out,” the Deputy Minister of Education in Charge of TVET stated.
She emphasized that after comparing technical universities with traditional ones, anyone would likely prefer technical institutions due to their excellent equipment and infrastructure.
The instructional video on school selection guidelines was available in schools from August 21 to August 25, 2023.
The school selection process, initiated on August 23, will reach its conclusion on September 4, 2023. This process encompasses educational directorates and schools at regional and district levels.