The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, on Wednesday, paid a working visit to the Cape Coast Technical University to inspect ongoing projects.
One of the projects is under the Ghana-China Project on the Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Equipment in Polytechnics and Technical Institutes (Including Technical Universities /Polytechnics) in the country.
The projects at the Cape Coast Technical University which is about 95 per cent complete includes a fully equipped automobile workshop, a civil engineering workshop, a mechanical engineering workshop and a welding workshop.
The installation of all the tools and equipment in these workshops which are industry standard, will ensure that student beneficiaries would graduate from these institutions with industry ready skills.
Speaking during the tour, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, urged the contractor working on the projects to expedite action to ensure that it was completed on schedule for use.
He said the project when completed would help to improve the employability of Ghanaian youth by providing them with the relevant skills and competencies required for self and formal employment for the 21st Century market needs.
Source: TheBBCghana.Com
