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TVET is not a dumping ground for underperforming students-Regional Minister

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TVET is not a dumping ground for underperforming students-Regional Minister

Mrs Justina Marigold Assan, Central Regional Minister, has urged Ghanaians to eschew the misconception that TVET was meant for non-performing students. She said this misguided notion had led to lack of appreciation for the value of what TVET stood for individuals, communities, and the nation. The Regional Minister made the remarks during the commissioning of a state-of-the-art project for Assin Jakai Technical Institute named after Mr Dominic Fobih, a former Minister of Education. She noted that TVET was a specialised education and training programme designed to equip students with practical skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for the world of work. She reiterated that people should see it as a viable and educational pathway that offered students a unique set of skills a...

SD Dombo University graduates 2,321 students at 3rd congregation ceremony

The SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS) has graduated 2,321 students, comprising 1,448 undergraduate and 873 postgraduate students, at its 3rd congregation ceremony. The number represented about 34 per cent increase over 1,513 students who graduated last year. Speaking at the ceremony in Wa at the weekend, Professor Emmanuel K. Derbile, the Vice Chancellor of the SDD-UBIDS, reiterated the university’s commitment to producing industry-fit graduates for the job market. “We seek to produce graduates who are not only well-versed in narrow academic disciplines, but who have interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary skills that will make the difference in an increasingly complex world”, he explained. The...

Technical Universities Workers’ Pension Scheme investment increases 24.60 per cent in 2023

The Ghana Universities Workers' Pension Scheme investment return increased from GHc 137.02 million in 2022 to GHc 198.35 million in 2023. The figure represents 24.60 per cent for the 2023 financial year as compared to 21.20 per cent in 2022. Professor Solomon Abekah Keelson, the Board Chairman, Ghana Universities Workers' Pension Scheme announced this at the Scheme's maiden stakeholder engagement in Accra. Professor Keelson said the Scheme's benefits decreased by 5.16 per cent to GHc 5.02 million at the end of 2023 compared to GHc 5.29 million in 2022. The Scheme, he stated, recorded a marginal increase in active membership by 2.48 per cent from 4,549 in 2022 to 4,662 in 2023. He said 2023 w...