Training at the Kumasi Technical Institute is marred with gaps of resources and learning tools, which often force graduates to seek additional skills before entering industry.
The Design and Technology Institute is upgrading and retooling selected departments within the institution and collaborating with KTI’s faculty to embed Precision Quality training in all courses.
The move will improve quality of training and learning and contribute to the broader agenda of youth in TVET employability.
The Kumasi Technical Institute through a public-private partnership with the Design and Technology Institute (DTI) is strengthening its Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and livelihoods landscape.
Four departments, including the welding and fabrication, fashion, carpentry and upholstery, have been refurbished and retooled to facilitate the new reforms.
Principal of Kumasi Technical Institute, Gabriel Osei says the improvements will expand access for students, and tackle incidents of graduates seeking extra training upon completion.
With support from the Mastercard Foundation, DTI is equipping young people, particularly women, marginalized groups, and persons with disabilities, with market-relevant skills through precision quality training, quality TVET education, employability programmes, and entrepreneurship opportunities.
This has led to the development of a National Precision Quality (PQ) Policy Framework aimed at improving standards in production, manufacturing, and service delivery across Ghana.
Founder and President of Design and Technology Institute (DTI), Constance Swaniker says the development in TVET is key to improving Ghana’s unemployment status.
She indicated that the handing over of assets to KTI will afford the over 4,000 students the right skill sets.
“Apparently government cannot do it all. And as a TVET institution, assets are very important. This is why we are providing the most critical element to them.
“We need to begin to recognize the importance of TVET and the intentional role it can play in affording young people jobs that can shape the nation’s economy,” she said.
The Design and Technology Institute (DTI) partnership will embed Precision Quality (PQ) training into all courses undertaken at the KTI.
DTI and KTI also launched the Precision Quality Internship Program and inaugurated a Precision Quality Innovation Hub in Kumasi.
“This pioneering initiative marks a bold step forward in redefining work-based learning through strategic collaboration with technical universities and pre-tertiary technical institutes.
“Grounded in global best practices, industry-aligned curricula, cutting-edge equipment, applied research, entrepreneurship training, and expert-led instruction, it sets a new national benchmark for innovation, skills development, and workforce readiness in Ghana,” she said.