Madam Mawusi Nudekor Awity, the Director-General of the National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NTVET) and Founder of the Network of Women in Growth, has embarked on a familiarisation tour at the various Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in the Bono East Region.
Madam Mawusi told the reporters that the familiarisation tour was intended to learn firsthand about some of the issues that TVET schools in Bono East face and how to best address those challenges.
“We need to familiarised with the schools, the challenges they have and to encourage the students, it’s important to know the state of affairs, so far I have visited four of the schools and I’m really highly impressed with the commitment, some of them have volunteered to teach in the schools.” She stated.
According to her, the TVET service’s objective is to see many individuals grow in the field of technical skills, and she expects to see young graduates start their own firms soon.
“This year, we are hoping to appeal to the communities, opinion leaders and everyone who matters that everybody should be involved for the growth of TVET, in the near future, I will Ike to see a lot more of our graduate setting up their own businesses and they use as mentors or they availing themselves as mentors and the state will be involved in supporting the graduates of these TVET schools with startup kits.” She explains.
Madam Mawusi also stated that she was very impressed by tutors’ commitments and the traditional leader’s involvement in assessing the quality of the TVET, and that the institution has taken adequate precautions to ensure the sanctity and integrity of the service.
“We have traditional leaders, community members and opinion leaders who are now involved in the TVET to see to it that we have quality TVET.” Madame Mawusi explained.
In her speech at the Nkoranza Technical Institute (NTI) auditorium, Madam Mawusi stated, “You are the movers and shakers of this country’s future economy, and you know that everything around us is TVET, what we’re wearing, and even eating; TVET has to do with taking raw materials and then adding value to them and making them available for patronage, so I advise you to engage deeply in the TVET service seriously.”
