VEEP reiterates government's focus on attaining industrial economy 

Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur says government has prioritised technical and vocational education with the view of making Ghana an industrialised economy while empowering the youth. 

He said government is continuously focusing on education that emphasises skills development to address the country's developmental needs and also create sustainable jobs for the youth.

Vice President Amissah-Arthur said this when he participated in the 60th anniversary and speech and prize - Giving Day of the Cape Coast Technical Institute in the Central Region. 

He said government remains committed to the conversion of all Poly-technics into Technical Universities.

Vice president Amissah-Arthur said government will continue to show leadership, commitment and keen attention to enable technical and vocational education to take its pride of place in Ghana's development. 

He said the conversion of all polytechnics into technical universities is to encourage and assure technical and vocational students of academic and skills progression. 

The Vice President congratulated the Cape Coast Technical Institute on its 60th anniversary and tasked the authorities to continue to provide the students with the combination of practical competence and theoretical insight so that they can continue to contribute to Ghana's industrialisation. 

The Rector of the Cape Coast Polytechnic, Prof Lawrence Atepor said sound technical and vocational education is the panacea to the increasing youth unemployment. 

This is because it is primarily to equip the youth with employable technical and vocational skills to make them relevant to industry and beneficial to society in order for them to contribute to national development. 

The Principal of the Cape Coast Technical Institute, Albert Adusei, enumerated the achievements of the institute over the years. 

He however appealed to government for a dining hall auditorium, a bigger bus and more classrooms. Mr Adusei said the authorities will soon introduce advance programmes for graduates as well as run two streams, morning and afternoon.

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