The Head of Corporate Affairs at Ghana TVET Service has stated that there is a significant demand for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) schools among both students and parents in this year’s second cycle school placement.
“Yesterday from the regions, the regional reports indicated that there is still more demand for TVET institutions in all the regions,” the Head of Corporate Affairs, Ghana TVET Service, Enoch Amegbletor, told the National News Agency.
He said female enrolment had also increased this year in both TVET and grammar schools, adding that they were hoping to have 60,000 students enrol in the 256 TVET institutions throughout the country, an increment from last year’s 51,000.
Mr Amegbletor said, “The renewed interest and passion for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) schools are due to the investment the government has made in the sector, particularly in infrastructure and curriculum.”
The Ghana TVET Service official added that Technical and Vocational Education and Training had proven to be an effective study area that enabled learners to gain skills and competencies, making them more creative and employable.
“Our team is working around the clock to ensure that concerns of parents and students on their second cycle school placements are addressed,” he added.
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On November 28, 2023, the Ghana Education Service (GES) released the 2023 Computerised School Selection and Placement System into Senior High Schools and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Schools (TVET).
Out of the total number of 598,839 results received from the West African Examination Council (WAEC), 585,797 candidates qualified to be placed. A total of 477,772 (81.56 percent) were automatically placed in one of their choices.
Nonetheless, a total of 108,025 (18.44 percent) qualified candidates were unable to be matched with any of their choices, and were urged to engage in self-placement to select from the available second-cycle schools via the self-placement module available at cssps.gov.gh.