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Increase budgetary allocation of
Polytechnics - Principal
Bolgatanga, March 15, GNA - The Principal of Bolgatanga
Polytechnic, Professor Paul Tanzubil on Thursday called on
the Government to increase the budgetary allocation of the
country's Polytechnics to enable them to carry out their
assigned roles effectively.
The call was contained in a speech read for him during a
three-day leadership capacity building workshop organised by
the Dutch Government in collaboration with the University of
Cape Coast for the Management and Department Heads of
Polytechnic institutions in Bolgatanga.
The workshop was under the theme; "Improving Polytechnic
Education Through Effective Middle Level Management."
He explained that Polytechnic education was expected to
develop the knowledge and skills of beneficiaries through
rigorous practical training, and this needed greater
commitment and funding from Government.
Professor Tanzubil expressed concern about the current low
level of funding of polytechnics from the Government and
noted that this was hampering teaching, learning and
research.
He said for this year, out of a total of about 65.5 billion
cedis approved by the Government for the tertiary education
sector for Administrative expenses, only 8.9 billion cedis
representing 13.6 per cent was allocated to the 10
Polytechnics in the country.
"The allocation for investment in the Polytechnics is even
more pathetic, with the highest getting only 300 million
cedis.
"There is the need to address the situation if we want to
progress", he said.
He appealed to the Government and other donor partners in
the educational sector to assist the country's polytechnics
to enable them to perform their duties effectively.
GNA
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