GETFund, UNESCO partner to strengthen AI and digital skills in Ghana’s TVET sector

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) and UNESCO have joined forces to enhance digital and Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills development within Ghana's Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector. This strategic partnership, marked by a Letter of Intent signing ceremony held at GETFund's headquarters in Accra, aims to equip Ghanaian youth with the necessary skills to thrive in an increasingly digital and technology-driven economy.

The collaboration, viewed as a significant milestone in Ghana's quest to modernize technical education, brings together education sector stakeholders, industry leaders, and development partners. Edmond Moukala, UNESCO's Country Representative to Ghana, lauded GETFund for its ongoing investment in education, emphasizing the importance of this agreement in advancing digital transformation and innovation within the Ghanaian education system.

He highlighted that equipping TVET students with digital and AI competencies would bolster their global competitiveness and align the nation with the opportunities presented by the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Richard Kwasi Ofori Adjei, Administrator of GETFund, reiterated the Fund's unwavering commitment to investing in initiatives that benefit Ghana's youth. He emphasized that the Letter of Intent signifies the commencement of a new era in Ghana's education transformation efforts, combining UNESCO's global expertise in digital transformation with GETFund's financial support for education.

The partnership is expected to focus on introducing AI education, updating TVET curricula, enhancing instructors' digital skills, and broadening students' access to careers that align with future demands.

The signing ceremony allowed participants, including Dr Eric Kofi Adzroe, Director-General of the Ghana TVET Service, Akua Gyekye, Microsoft's Head of Government Affairs for Africa, and Joyceline Coleman, KPMG Ghana's Head of Corporate Affairs, to underscore the importance of integrating AI and digital skills into TVET curricula, thus bridging the gap between classroom instruction and industry needs.

This partnership is poised to deliver joint programmes, capacity-building initiatives, and infrastructure support to prepare TVET graduates for both employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in the digital economy.