British Council launches £1.15m TVET Toolbox project in Tamale

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The British Council has launched a £1,150,000 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) project called ‘TVET Toolbox’ in Tamale with the aim of supporting skills development to boost economic empowerment among the youths in the region.

The project focuses on vocational education and training to enhance innovative skills development solutions that foster decent employment in line with government policy and commitment toward ensuring decent work in order to contribute to economic and social development.

British Council Country Director Nii Doodo Dodoo said the project would focus on curriculum development, career development, and private sector engagement. “It would maximise the impact of investments, particularly European investments, in selected sub-Saharan countries to help improve local skills, build local partnerships, create more decent jobs and support local economic development,” he said.

He added that the project would enhance decent work and inclusive growth by providing people with the knowledge, skills and competencies required for the job market.

The project, to be implemented in Ghana as part of the European Union-funded VET Toolbox initiative, is a two-year project with support from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It is designed to complement the scope of the Savannah Zone Agricultural Productivity Improvement (SAPIP) in the three regions in the North, namely: the Northern, Savannah, and North-East Regions.

The project, implemented by a consortium of leading European agencies – including British Council, Enabel (Belgium), GIZ, LuxDev (Luxembourg), AFD (France), and Expertise France, focuses on curriculum development, career development, and private sector engagement. It aims to enhance decent work and inclusive growth by providing people with the knowledge, skills, and competencies required for the job market.

According to the Director-General of Ghana TVET Service, Mawusi Nudekor Awity, the effective implementation of the project would yield more returns than grammar education in both the secondary and tertiary levels because its focus is on providing work-relevant hands-on skills. She reiterated the government’s commitment to building the capacity of the youths with developmental skills to curb the unemployment rate.

The Northern Regional Director of Agriculture, Hajia Hawa Musah, commended the British Government and the European Union for their support to salvage the plight of farmers to boost agricultural production. She called on farmers and other agricultural stakeholders to take advantage of the project to create business opportunities.

Martha Brignone, the Programme Officer for the Macro-economic and Trade section of the European Union in Ghana, stated that Ghana is one of eleven sub-Saharan countries to benefit from the project, and the project interventions would enhance change at the systems level in each of the implementation countries across sub-Saharan Africa, South and East Asia, and Latin America.

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