Vocational/Technical Department

The Department is one of the oldest in the College with enormous amount of experience in practical and theoretical pedagogical skills. The development of technical and vocational education is one of the key priorities of current educational policy in Ghana, focusing not only on second cycle but also on other types of schools and educational facilities. The Department of Technical and Vocational Education delivers highly trained, effective and highly motivated new teachers who will deliver the basic school curriculum in the country. Following the accreditation of the B.Ed. Junior High School curriculum by the national accreditation Board with its recognition as a world class teacher education curriculum, the decision was taken to support effective implementation through the development of course manuals. The course manuals provide tutors and lecturers with the materials necessary to support teaching each of the B.Ed. programmes. Currently we offer a four-year Bachelor’s degree in three distinct units which is a part of the technical and vocational education and training modules. The Units are Technical Education, Home economics and Visual Art Units

The Department is responding to society’s current needs for a renewed focus on technical and vocational education – a field which has a long tradition in the country. The Department is on the verge of receiving accreditation to offer skills in the Competency base training model. This is so because every member of the department has received sponsored facilitation training by the center for competency-based training AAMUSTED. We also provide in -service Training to serving teachers.

Graduates are qualified to work as highly qualified professional TVET Teachers. Students also acquire essential skills, entrepreneurial and practical training from our curriculum. These offers trainees the opportunity to set up their own enterprises after college or work outside the educational system – in trades, industry or the public sector.