The problem will soon be addressed, particularly for students from technical and vocational institutions, as a draft National Apprenticeship Policy has been developed. The drafted policy aims, among others to ensure that an apprenticeship is a compulsory requirement for all students, especially those within the Technical and Vocational Training (TVET) schools. Basically the aim of the intended policy is to bridge the gap between education/training and the job market since industry has had cause to complain about the lack of skill-sets required for the job market. Enterprises in the country seem to have adapted to a low skills level by adopting low level technologies which in turn means there are relatively few high-skilled job opportunities. It is with this in mind that it was decided to improve upon the existing situation by drafting a compulsory apprenticeship program for TVET to bridge the skills gap between training and the job market.

Source: GhanaWeb January 28, 2020 12:00 UTC