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Government to continue supporting
polytechnics
Kumasi, March 25, Ghanadot/GNA – Mr Alex Tetteh-Enyo, Minister
of Education, has re-affirmed government’s continued support for
the Polytechnics to enable them to become the linch-pin to the
nation’s socio-economic and industrial development.
He said that if Ghana was to make substantial headway in efforts
at attaining its development agenda, priority needed to be
placed on technical, polytechnic and vocational education.
Mr Tetteh-Enyo said it was on account of this that as a
“Government, we are committed to resourcing and providing
adequate infrastructure for the development of technical and
polytechnic education”.
Mr Tetteh-Enyo said these in a statement read on his behalf at
the 32nd Annual Students Week of the Ghana National Union of
Polytechnic Students (GNUPS) in Kumasi.
“Technology and Professionalism – The Role of the Polytechnics
in National Development”, was the theme for the celebration.
Mr. Tetteh-Enyo gave the assurance that the recently passed
Polytechnic Bill would be enforced to its fullest.
He commended the Polytechnics for responding to the changing
labour market demand and improving its human resource base and
urged the students to grab the opportunity of the introduction
of the Bachelor of Technology Programmes in the polytechnic
system to better their lots.
Mr. Tetteh-Enyo asked GNUPS to take advantage of the Week
Celebration to reflect on its challenges in order to chart a new
path to facilitate the achievement of their goals.
Mr Prince Prempeh Gyamfi, National President of GNUPS,
attributed the giant socio-economic and technological strides
made by countries like Japan and China to the attention given to
polytechnic education.
He said it was for this reason that the association was calling
on government to focus on the promotion of science and
technology.
Mr Gyamfi called for improvement of the conditions of service of
polytechnic lecturers to prevent the disruption of the academic
calendar through labour unrest.
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