The Presidential Candidate of opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has said his next government will make Free SHS even better when voted into power.
He said although the Free SHS is a good educational policy but it has many challenges as it stands now. He explained that, the double-track school system is one major challenge facing the flagship Free Senior High School policy.
He disclosed this during a professional dialogue series in Accra on October 26, 2020.
“My interest in TVET gained firm roots when I expected an oil and gas project and I was informed by the supervisor that they often have to bring in professional welders and other professionals from outside the country because Ghana just did not have enough of such trained personnel to deliver according to specifications and time schedule,” he said.
“From that moment I decided that we needed to brand TVET from the basic level to the technical University level so that our young people can be equipped with the needed skills, knowledge and qualifications and be well-positioned to take advantage of the numerous employment opportunities or alternatively to employ themselves and others” He said.
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Mahama also said the NDC has candid plans to strengthen pre-schools and basic schools.
He added that, when he is voted into power on December 7, his government will continue the completion of all the abandoned day schools he started in his former administration.
