The National Apprenticeship Programme says discussions are underway to consider the use of National Apprenticeship Certificates as part of the qualifications for recruitment into Ghana's security services.
Deputy National Coordinator of the National Apprenticeship Programme, Fohad Agbenyadzi, explained that many skilled artisans are often left out of security service recruitment processes because priority is given to only formal education.
He said under the new arrangement, the scheme's certificates to be awarded by CTVET will enable qualified beneficiaries to be enlisted into security services. "If you go to a lot of these institutions, when they are doing their enrolment, they always look for these certificates from the tertiary schools, leaving behind people who have the skills.
And so the plan for the programme is to ensure that, and that is the main reason why we are engaging CTVET, because these agencies would definitely want to see some national certificates before getting onto the programme.
