DTI, Ghana TVET Service partner to promote TVET education and youth employment

The Ghana TVET Service (GTVETS) and the Design & Technology Institute (DTI) have formed a strategic partnership to advance technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Ghana. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Accra on September 15, 2026, establishes a public-private partnership to improve TVET delivery, institutional capacity, and the relevance of skills training to the labor market.

GTVETS Director-General, Engr. Dr. Eric Kofi Adzroe, emphasized the importance of encouraging more young people to pursue TVET education to develop a skilled workforce for economic transformation. He highlighted the need for stronger collaboration between government, training institutions, and industry to make TVET more attractive and ensure that young people acquire relevant skills for the workplace.

Effective leadership, qualified instructors, and close ties with industry are crucial for TVET transformation, Adzroe stated.

DTI Founder and President, Constance Swaniker, stressed that technical competence must go hand-in-hand with the right mindset and professional behavior for graduates to succeed in the workplace. She noted that employers look for qualities such as punctuality, safety consciousness, responsibility, and task completion according to specifications, not just technical ability.

DTI incorporates industry participation throughout its training programs via advisory committees, ensuring training remains aligned with workplace expectations.

The partnership aims to assess TVET institutions to identify strengths and gaps, directing capacity-building efforts where needed. It will also focus on developing trainers and institutional leaders and enhancing teaching and learning practices. A central component will be integrating industry closer to training through structured workplace experiences, apprenticeships, and dual apprenticeship pathways.

The initiative will explore strengthening trainer and assessor capacity, institutional leadership, digital learning, management systems, data-driven decision-making, monitoring and evaluation, research, and labor-market responsiveness. The Ghana TVET Service and DTI will collaborate to develop programs and mobilize technical and financial resources alongside government, industry, development partners, and other stakeholders.

The ultimate goal is to build a stronger, industry-responsive TVET system that equips Ghanaian youth with necessary skills, mindset, workplace experience, and opportunities to excel both locally and globally.