Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Also known as: CTVET
Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training — administers TVET examinations and certifications in Ghana, addressing sector reform and skills training.
… Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a central pillar of national development, following the official launch of the 3rd Edition of the Ghana TVET Report at a high-level symposium organised by the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training …
… Director-General of the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Zakari Sulemana, explained that the latest Ghana TVET Report is intended to guide policy decisions through evidence-based data. …
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has called for a comprehensive review of Ghana's TVET curriculum to equip students with digital, entrepreneurial, and green skills for the evolving labour market. Speaking at the commissioning of a 48-bed girls' dormitory at St. Paul Technical Institute in the Eastern Region, he urged the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training to align training programmes with current industry demands and technological advancements.
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Education Minister calls for TVET curriculum overhaul to equip students with digital and green skills for evolving job market.
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has called for a comprehensive review of Ghana's TVET curriculum to equip students with digital, entrepreneurial, and green skills for the evolving labour market. Speaking at the commissioning of a 48-bed girls' dormitory at St. Paul Technical Institute in the Eastern Region, he urged the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training to align training programmes with current industry demands and technological advancements.
Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, former TVET Commission Director-General and MP, has called for stronger collaboration between government and industry to improve employment pathways for technical and vocational institution graduates, warning that young people risk wasting years acquiring skills without clear job prospects. He urged revival of a dual training system combining classroom instruction with practical industry experience and stressed that the private sector must lead job creation.
Former TVET Director-General Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah has raised concerns over inadequate investment in Ghana's TVET sector, stating that teacher shortages and insufficient funding for training materials are undermining technical education. He noted that the government has recruited only about 1,000 teaching and non-teaching staff for TVET institutions under the current administration and called for greater commitment to TVET infrastructure, staffing, and consumables.
Makeup Ghana has commissioned the Ghana Beauty & Wellness Index, a biennial evidence-based report designed to track the industry's economic size, workforce, and growth trends. The inaugural 2026 edition will document five core areas including the industry's size and GDP share, practitioner and business numbers, and certification levels.
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu told Parliament that Ghana requires between 50,000 and 90,000 additional teachers to adequately serve schools, but budgetary constraints have limited government recruitment to 7,000. The shortage is partly driven by recent sector reforms, including the expansion of technical and vocational education institutions that must now be staffed alongside the Ghana Education Service.
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu told Parliament that Ghana's education sector faces a teacher shortage of between 50,000 and 90,000, attributing the gap to budgetary constraints that limit recruitment to 7,000 positions despite the sector's greater need.
The Ghana Association of Aesthetic and Medspa Practitioners (GAAMP) held its membership induction ceremony and stakeholders' engagement meeting in Accra, bringing industry professionals together to discuss standards, professional development, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. The association's founder Linda Mensah described the event as a landmark moment, saying the industry lacked the unified structure to protect practitioners despite their talent.
Training providers participating in the Ghana Jobs and Skills Apprenticeship Programme fear financial collapse if the government discontinues the World Bank-supported initiative, citing millions of dollars in unpaid obligations owed for work already completed. Participants said a meeting with project managers and World Bank officials provided no clear assurance on how outstanding payments would be settled if the project ended.
The Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training announced that 61,506 students will sit the 2026 May/June Certificate II and other TVET examinations, with 59,754 candidates taking Certificate II (an 8.06 per cent increase over last year) and 1,752 writing other traditional TVET examinations. The examinations will run from May 18 to June 12, 2026, across 169 examination centres involving 278 public and private pre-tertiary TVET institutions.
The Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training says 61,506 candidates—including 59,754 for Certificate II exams—have been registered for May/June 2026 TVET examinations scheduled from May 18 to June 12. CTVET has introduced stricter anti-cheating measures including Test Serialisation to protect examination credibility.
Ghana's Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu reaffirmed the government's commitment to TVET reform at the launch of the 3rd Edition of the Ghana TVET Report, describing it as essential for evidence-based policymaking. The government aims to increase TVET enrolment from approximately 11 per cent to 20 per cent through expanded infrastructure, modern facilities, industry partnerships, and programmes including Competency-Based Training and structured apprenticeships.
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu announced a proposal for a dedicated Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Fund currently before Cabinet, which would allocate between 10 and 15 per cent of the GETFund to the TVET sector and dedicate a portion of Ghana's annual oil revenue to skills development. The move aims to build a skills-driven economy, reduce youth unemployment, and address industry shortages of technically skilled workers.