Source: newsthemegh.com
Otufuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has urged the government to provide the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) with the resources it needs to carry out its mission.
Resourcing the university, according to him, is the best method to promote creativity and innovation as a means of job creation, which is essential to addressing the country’s and the world’s rising unemployment problems.
At the foundation vice-chancellor inauguration of Prof. Frederick Kwaku Sarfo at AAMUSTED in Kumasi, he reaffirmed the crucial part that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) plays in the development of Ghana.
The College of Technology Education Kumasi (COLTEK) campus of AAMUSTED, which was a division of the University of Education, Winneba, was established on August 27, 2020, by an Act of Parliament, Act 1026 (2020).
The College of Agriculture Education (CAGRIC) was another name for the Mampong campus, which was devoted to agricultural education.
After years of agitation, Otumfuo praised the government for converting the campuses in Kumasi and Asante Mampong into a full-fledged university.
The King said that his most recent visit to the institution was in 2005, when he attended the convocation of the University of Education, Winneba’s Kumasi campus.
“On that infamous day, I asked the government to take into account converting this campus into a full-fledged university in order to prepare teachers of technology, technical, and vocational education to instruct in schools and colleges.
As I was 18 years ago, I am still persuaded that TVET is crucial to the growth of this country,” he emphasized.
He congratulated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his administration for taking the risky step of creating AAMUSTED, as well as the University’s Council, management, employees, and students.
He challenged Prof. Sarfo to strive even more going forward, claiming that the appointment was a sign of support for earlier efforts and achievements.
The Asantehene gave the VC advice to develop faculty members’ capacities, frequently assess programs, conduct cooperative research, and work to make programs, products, and faculty relevant in addressing local, regional, and international needs and issues.
The nation should make substantial efforts to combat the propensity to undervalue TVET and STEM, according to Prof. Sarfo, who said that there is no discernible distinction between STEM and TVET.
He claimed that the University was dedicated to educating people in the science, art, and craft of instructing TVET because they were sure that only qualified TVET teachers could help the nation produce high-quality TVET.
In order to improve the comprehension of students at such levels, he suggested that TVET and STEM be taught at the basic levels in local languages.