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Skills Training and Courses
http://www.ghanaskills.org/node/69
Brief history
The Tema Technical Institute was established in 1964 as a Training Centre for the Textile Industry. In 1974 new courses, Tailoring and Photography were introduced and the name changed to the present one. In 1986 more courses in Engineering were added. Printing, Carpentry and Joinery courses were also added. Blocklaying and Concreting course also started in 1997. In 2005, Diploma in Business studies (Accounting) started whilst Motor Vehicle, Mechanics begun in the year 2006. Plumbing was established in 2008 and the latest to be added to courses run is Catering.
This brings the number to fourteen (14) courses run in the Institute. Short courses for workers in the formal and the informal sectors are offered.
Vision
To be one of the best Technical Training Institutions in Ghana and beyond, relying on a well motivated and committed trainers, using appropriate technology with the view of meeting needs of industry and self-employment.
Mission
Identify, recognize and respond to the common and unique needs of industry through a culture of continuous improvement. Develop knowledge, industrial skills and the right attitudes in our trainees with a passion for excellence and highest standard through team work and professionalism at all times.
Courses
ADVANCED/TECHNICIAN
INTERMEDIATE COURSES
SCHOOL POPULATION
Contact Details
Tema Heavy Industrial Area, Community 7, Adjacent Ghana Textile Printing Company (G T P)
P.O. Box 400, Tema
E-Mail: Tematechinst@yahoo.com
Tel: 0303-302846-8, 0303-304968
Tsu NE Oye (enjoy the fruit of your labour)
Brief History and Background
Ada Technical Institute was established in September, 1982. It is a co- educational institution with a population of about 769 students pursuing diverse technical and business programmes.
ATI believes that every individual student has a natural talent and flair for Vocational / Technical skills development. As a result wide ranges of career programmes are offered by the institution to enable the individual make a choice for training.
Secondly, ATI believes that a student succeeds in career that interests him / her most; hence the individual is allowed room or guided by the Guidance and Counselling Officer to make an informed career or vocational choice. This has enabled hundreds of students to study and pass out successfully in the past two decades.
Now new subjects such as Math, Integrated Science, English, Social Studies, Entrepreneurial and Computer Studies (ICT) have been introduced into the course work. Ada Technical Institute is a day institution but has limited hostel accommodation facility. The teaching stuff is very qualified to train students acquire marketable skills one needs in order to secure a job.
Again the institute is privileged to have a Votech Resource Centre with machines and teaching-learning equipment comparable to any Technical Institute in the country. What accounts for the difference is ones ability to learn successfully.
Furthermore, ATI has a track record of success in the fields of physical education, games and sports. One can benefit from a school scholarship or bursary provided once performs in the event of sports and games to bring fame to the institution.
In addition, the Dangme East District Assembly has a scholarship scheme to support very brilliant but needy students of the institute.
In a competitive system, ATI stands out as a force to reckon with among the district’s second cycle institutions. Our performances in most social events have been Commendable in the past.
Vision
The Institute shall be developed to become a competitive choice for Technical and Vocational Education and Training through quality teaching and learning to meet Ghana’s socio- economic development.
Mission
The Institute shall provide education and “demand- driven” skill training to our youth in the formal and informal sectors in various employable skills available on the job market. The graduates are prepared for industries, the business world and self-employment.
Programmes
School Population
Student Population (Total): 765
Number of teaching staff: 59
Number of Non-teaching staff: 23
Contact Details
Location: ATI is situated at Attortorkope; suburb of Ada, Dangme East District of Greater Accra Region
P.O.- Box: AF 83, Ada- Foah
Phone: 0233 (0)289 555 155
E- Mail: adatechinstitute@yahoo.com
N.V.T.I. Pilot
Background
The Pilot Training Institute is the first training institute established by the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) in 1970, after the enactment of the National Vocational Training Act, ACT 351. The institute was to provide both formal and informal training and retraining in employable skills to the youth and any other person desiring a skill.
Vision
The vision is to raise the level of training to meet the manpower requirements as being dictated by the demands of the modern technological world.
Mission
The Pilot Training Institute exists to provide competency – based vocational skills training through apprenticeship and retraining, including entrepreneurial skills to meet industrial demands, promoting self-employment in the formal sector and upgrade the skills and competences of the people in the informal sector to meet the acceptable standards.
The following programmes are being offered currently at the Institute:
Mathematics, English Language, Entrepreneurial Skills, ICT and/or Integrated Science are mandatory
Address
P. O. BOX AN 8137, Accra North
Kokomlemle, Accra
Brief History / Background
The Accra Technical Training Centre is a Technical / Vocational co- educational training institution established through the joint cooperation of the Governments of Ghana and Canada “to provide theoretical and practical instruction for the training of workers for the trades, business, industry, and for other occupations as may be required from time to time”. Its main objective, therefore, has been to train skilled manpower for Ghana’s industrial requirements.
It was officially opened in July, 1966 and jointly operated by the Canadian and Ghanaian Governments until March 1972, when it was handed over to the Ghanaian Government. It is under the Technical Division of the Ghana Education Service of the Ministry of Education.
There is a Principal assisted by three Vice- Principals, in charge of academic, domestic and administrative activities. In all there are 16 Elective and 6 Core Departments each headed by a course officer.
Vision
To deliver relevant and quality skills training and bridging skills gap to solve graduate unemployment towards national development and industrialization through TVET.
Mission
Dedicated to advance the cause of demand – driven TVET – employable skills for the youth to enable them to fulfil Ghana’s Technical Human Resource needs.
Programmes
Core Departments
Types of Programmes
The Centre offers the following training programmes:
Block Release, Pre- employment, Afternoon / Evening, Part- Time Classes, Special Request from formal and informal sectors and short courses for Industry / Commerce
Contact Details
Royal Castle Road, Kokomlemle, Accra, Ghana
P.O.- Box: MB 177, Accra
Phone: 0233 233 21 228 356