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34 Plumbing 45:1 Textiles 34: Upholstery 2.5:1 Accounting 1.5:1 Secretarial 1.4:1 Fashion 1:818 Catering 1:203 Hairdressing 1:39 Source: Ministry of Education (as cited in Draft National TVET Policy, January 2000, p. 18 ANNEX B5: Levels in the National TVET Qualifications Framework Designation of Level Level 1: Proficiency 1 Level 2: Proficiency II Level 3: Certificate I Level 4: Certificate II Level 5: Diploma Required Entry Background From no formal education to some basic education but less than BECE Proficiency I Basic Education Certificate of Education (BECE) Possession of Senior Secondary Certificate or Certificate I Possession of Senior Secondary Certificate of Education or Certificate II Possession of Senior Secondary Certificate or Diploma :Possession of HND Level 6: Higher National Diploma Level 7: Bachelor of Technology Source: Republic of Ghana (2006). Report on Operationalizing COTVET Act. By COTVET Preparatory Technical Committee (CPTC), p. 16.
35 ANNEX B6: Existing Qualification Awarding Bodies in the TVET System in Ghana Body Qualifications Awarded NVTI Trade and Crafts tests: Proficiency I, Proficiency II, Grade II, Grade 1, National Craftsmen Certificate Secretarial: Typist, Senior Typist, Stenographer, Senior Stenographer, Stenographer Secretary, Private Secretary NACVET Conducts tests and examinations Secretarial qualifications: Typist, Senior Typist, Stenographer, Senior Stenographer, Stenographer Secretary, Private Secretary. Agriculture: Examinations and certificates for Farm Institutes under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture Technical Conducts external examinations for Technical Training Institutes in the Exams Unit, Ghana Education Service (MoESS). Craft/and Trade Examinations: GES Craft, Advanced Craft, Technician I, Technician II, Technician III Government Secretarial School HOTCATT WAEC NABPTEX Business /Commercial Subjects: Accounting and Secretarial Provides training and conducts examinations on behalf of the Civil Service (the Awarding Body) for Secretarial certificates: Typist, Senior Typist, Stenographer, Senior Stenographer, Stenographer Secretary, and Private Secretary. Conducts training in tourism and hospitality and conducts examinations for own students. Awards UK NVQ equivalent qualifications: Level 2: Basic; Level 3: Intermediate; Level 4: Supervisory WAEC conducts examinations in vocational and technical subjects taught in the Senior Secondary/Senior High School. Conducts and supervises the conduct of examinations at the polytechnics for the award of the HND.
Page 1 and 2: DRAFT TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUC
Page 3 and 4: iii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 GENERAL I
Page 5 and 6: 1.0 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Proble
Page 7 and 8: 3 authorities are not able to monit
Page 9 and 10: 5 only about 1% of the 4-16 age gro
Page 11 and 12: 7 sector (see Appendix B6), and the
Page 13 and 14: 9 numbers. Religious bodies such as
Page 15 and 16: 11 than 25% of Ghana’s youth reac
Page 17 and 18: 13 3.0 THE LABOUR MARKET IN GHANA A
Page 19 and 20: 15 tracking survey, the Ghana Stati
Page 21 and 22: 17 15-24 year group. The level of u
Page 23 and 24: 19 3.5 Transition from School to Wo
Page 25 and 26: 21 labour market right from the beg
Page 27 and 28: 23 needs of the population while at
Page 29 and 30: 25 MoESS MMYE place Has well develo
Page 31 and 32: 27 the assessment of readiness for
Page 33 and 34: 29 REFERENCES Baah, A. Y., & Achako
Page 35 and 36: 31 ANNEX A2: Population Characteris
Page 37: 33 KG Pupil Teacher Ration (PTR) 51
Page 41 and 42: 37 ANNEX C3: Labour Force Participa
Page 43 and 44: 39 ANNEX C8: Job Creation by Type o

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