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Presentation by Prof. Edward Marfo-Yiadom Dean, School of Business

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/EDUCATION IN HIGHER INSTITUTIONS: GHANA’S EXPERIENCE. Presentation by Prof. Edward Marfo-Yiadom Dean, School of Business University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. Table 1 : Tertiary institutions and qualifications awarded. Regulatory Bodies.

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Presentation by Prof. Edward Marfo-Yiadom Dean, School of Business

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  1. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/EDUCATION IN HIGHER INSTITUTIONS: GHANA’S EXPERIENCE Presentation by Prof. Edward Marfo-Yiadom Dean, School of Business University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

  2. Table 1: Tertiary institutions and qualifications awarded

  3. Regulatory Bodies Ministry of Education National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) National Accreditation Board (NAB) Teacher Education Division of Ghana and Institute of Education (University of Cape Coast) National Board for Professional and Technician Examinations (NABPTEX)

  4. Professions and Regulatory Bodies

  5. Strategies for improvement Internship/ industrial attachment Practitioners’ seminars/Lectures Entrepreneurial course (s) Advisory Boards Teaching Staff Professional/Industrial experience Career and Professional Development Seminars.

  6. Challenges Large class sizes Proliferation of programmes especially Business, Nursing, Information Technology and recently Law Inadequate workshops for technical training Lack of harmonisation of curricula in various disciplines Lack of modern equipment

  7. Challenges (end) 6- Limited number of interns organisation can absorb 7- Association of unemployed graduates 8- Faculty with little or no industrial experience 9- Inadequate funding for supervised internships 10- Difficulties in transferring credits from a private university to a public university 11- Delays in graduating from a research Master’s degree or doctorate 12- Limited number of well-qualified and experienced supervisors for Master’s and doctorate research work

  8. The Way Forward 1- Provide career guidance services at pre university and undergraduate students. 2-Continuous dialogue with industry and the harmonisation of curriculum. 3- Make teaching, research and extension services relevant to national needs. 4- Conduct/carry out labour market survey on regular basis, every two or three years.

  9. Thank you for your rapt attention!

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