Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of Ghanaians on TVET
programmes, a case study of ICCES in the Ashanti Region. This study employed the case
study design using qualitative approach. This was because the study sought to solicit
responses from Ashanti ICCES on their perception on technical and vocational education
and training programmes (TVET). Purposive sampling was used to select twenty
participants which include five teachers and fifteen student leaders for the study. Semi structured interview was used as the main instrument for data collection. The findings of
the study revealed that the rationale behind the provision of TVET programmes in Ghana
was to equip graduates from the school with the economic man power to function
effectively in the society as well to lead an upright and moral life in the society. Again, the
study revealed that low social acceptability for TVET schools/programmes,
Parents/Guardians send their ward as last resort; and local employers of labour and their
preference for foreign trained or expatriate technicians were the attitudes of Ghanaians
towards the provision of TVET. Lastly the study indicated that inadequate teaching and
learning materials (tools and equipments), lack of proper training and motivation for TVET
teachers/instructors, and inadequate supervision for TVET students in industrial
attachment/training were some of the challenges militating against the provision of TVET
programmes in Ghana. The study therefore recommends that the Ministry of Education and
COTVET should work together by creating the awareness to the public and the country as
a whole on the benefits of technical and vocational education.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of FASHION DESIGN AND TEXTILES
EDUCATION, Faculty of VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, submitted to the School
of Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the
requirements for award of the Master of Technology (Fashion and Textiles) degree
JULY, 2019