The Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Prof. Stephen Jobson Mitchual, has called on African authorities to redesign the continent’s education systems to focus on practical skills, aiming to reduce high unemployment in Ghana and across Africa.
Prof. Mitchual stressed that “degrees without skills create expectations, while skills without purpose create economics,” highlighting the urgent need to equip young people with competencies relevant to a rapidly changing world.
Speaking at the Annual Jophus Anamuah-Mensah Public Lecture at Winneba on the topic of TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) Transformation in Africa, the Vice Chancellor urged policymakers, industry leaders, and knowledge producers to engage in solution-oriented discussions on the future of TVET to help curb unemployment.
The keynote speaker, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana and fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Prof. Emeritus Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe, also emphasized that TVET transformation must become a strategic priority in Africa’s development agenda.
Former UEW Vice Chancellor Prof. Jophus Anamuah-Mensah added that it is time to transform and invest more in TVET education to enable graduates to create jobs and adopt a mindset geared toward entrepreneurship and practical skills.
Additionally, Professor George Kweku Toku Oduro, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Education, representing the Minister, reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to collaborating with regional and international partners to reform the country’s education system, ensuring it produces graduates who are responsive to labor market demands.
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