THE government has announced plans to establish three new technical universities in three of the six newly created regions of the country.The decision is to ensure equal access to technical education to the highest level to all across the country.Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, announced this in Accra yesterday during the inauguration of the governing board Commission for Technical, Vocational and Educational Training (CTVET) and the Ghana Library Authority.The 11-member board is chaired by Nii Doodo Dodoo with Eric Kofi Adzroe, Mrs Mavis Asare Donkor, Ms Rhoda Gavor, Prof.
Samuel Obuobisah Bekoe, Prof.
Augustine Ocloo, Benjamin Appiah-Manuh, Mrs Aretha Graham Addai, Prof.
Avea Ephraim Nsoh, Harriet Arthur, and Zakaria Sulemana as members.Inaugurating the board, Mr Iddrisu said the technical and vocational education sector must position itself to meet the employment and skills needs of the country's youth."We are not just tweaking TVET, we are resetting it.
