Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice-President, has cut the sod for the first phase of construction on the 32 state-of-the-art Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Centres being built around the nation.
The project's goal is to increase the employment rate of Ghana's young by providing skills training, particularly in rural regions.
It would also increase fair access to public TVET institutions, with a focus on women and the underprivileged in rural areas, as well as provide youngsters with entrepreneurship skills.
Dr. Bawumia, addressing at the event at Abrankese in the Ashanti Region's Bosomtwe District, said phase one will cost €158,901,273.00 and will be finished in the next 24 months.
One TVET Centre of Excellence, 16 Category-A Centers, and 15 Category-B Centers would make up the network.
All of these institutions will get a range of infrastructure, including administration buildings, housing facilities, and common areas, as well as furnishings, fittings, and external works, workshop tools and equipment, and information and communication technology (ICT) equipment.
The first phase's institutions will be placed in Abrankese in Ashanti, Akyem-Awisa in Eastern, Boako in Western North, Kenyasi in Ahafo, Patuda in Bono East, Dambai in Oti, Salaga in Savannah, Guabuliga in the North-East, and Tolibri in the Upper West.
TVET, according to the Vice-President, was a crucial catalyst in spurring Ghana's industrialisation and creating respectable work prospects for the country's population.
He stated that in order for sustainable growth to occur, it was critical to pay attention to training and make highly trained people resources accessible to the business to act as economic drivers.
"In addition to reforms and infrastructure upgrades, the government is forming Sector Skills Bodies to focus on commercial possibilities, innovation, and capacity requirements within the TVET sectors," he said.
This will enable industry play a bigger part in the government's skill development program. Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, stated.
He went on to say that investing in cutting-edge facilities and Centers of Excellence was a "must have" for any serious nation, and he applauded the government for taking such steps in TVET.
"If Ghana is to actually become an upper-middle-income country, we must take TVET seriously."
Dr. Adutwum stated, "We must guarantee that the proper level of skills in the workforce matches the rising demand of industry."
According to the Education Minister, it was past time for Ghanaians to use TVET and technology to improve the country's prospects.
The Director-General of the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Dr. Fred Kyei Asamoah, stated that the government has launched creative programs and initiatives in the education sector that contributed to the reform and strengthening of the educational system.