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GSDI SUPPORTS GHANA TVET REFORMS - INAUGURATION OF CTVET

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As part of efforts by the Government of Ghana and its Development Partners, especially the German Development Cooperation, to improve the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector, the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) has officially been launched on behalf of the President of the Republic

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SECOND WOMEN IN TVET CONFERENCE HELD IN ACCRA

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A day’s conference of Women in Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) has been organized in Accra by the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) in collaboration with GIZ Ghana through the Ghana Skills Development Initiative (GSDI IV, on the theme; “Promoting Inclusive TVET, the Role of Women.” The

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MOU BETWEEN AAMUSTED AND GSDI SIGNED

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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) and GIZ Ghana for the continuous cooperation within the Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Component of the Program for Sustainable Economic Development (PSED) which

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GIZ GHANA (GSDI) AWARDED BY THE COMMISSION FOR TVET

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GIZ Ghana has been awarded by the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), an agency under the ministry of Education as an outstanding Development Partner during the 2021 TVET Awards which was held as part of the Closing Ceremony for the 2021 National Skills Competition and TVET EXPO. The award is in recognition of

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GSDI ESTABLISHES OFFICES FOR SECTOR SKILLS BODIES

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As part of efforts by the Government of Ghana and its Donor Partners, to ensure that a demand-driven and robust labour market skills intelligence system drives the implementation of TVET Strategies in the country, a secretariat for the Sector Skills Bodies of Ghana has been established for the bodies to operate from. The secretariat was

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ATVET TRAINING COURSE

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A graduation ceremony for the Agricultural TVET Competency-Based Training (ATVET CBT) Course in Oil Pam Value Chain has been organized for 101 students by Solidaridad West Africa in collaboration with the Ghana Skills Development Initiative (GSDI III), and the University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies (UCAES).   The ATVET CBT

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Role Model and Ambassador Videos as part of COTVET’s MyTVET campaign

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The national MyTVET campaign is executed by the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) in order to highlight the importance of the TVET sector in Ghana and to increase enrollment in Technical and Vocational Institutions. The campaign embraces activities such as the National Skills Competition, TVET clubs in Junior

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Ghana Joins the WorldSkills Family

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Ghana has officially been welcomed into the WorldSkills family. A delegation of the Ministry of Education and COTVET joined the world skills competitions in Kazan, Russia, supported by the Ghana Skills Development Initiative (GSDI) and its stakeholders, the German Federal Government, the European Union, and the Swiss Secretariat for Economic

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Inauguration of Sector Skills Bodies and subsequent Study Tour to India

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With a festive inauguration ceremony, the first Sector Skills Bodies in Ghana for the pilot sectors Agriculture, Construction and Tourism & Hospitality have been kicked-off in Accra. Organising partners of the event were the Ghana Skills Development Initiative (GSDI III) together with the Council for Vocational Education and Training (COTVET)

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Visit of Koforidua Technical Institute by the Education Committee of the German Federal Parliament

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Members of the Education Committee of the German Federal Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) visited one of GSDI’s regional partners, the Koforidua Technical Institute (KOTECH), in Ghana's beautiful Eastern Region. The delegation was accompanied with representatives of the German Embassy to Ghana, the Goethe Institute Ghana, the DAAD Ghana and GIZ

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