THE EASTERN Regional Minister, Mr Kwadwo Affram Asiedu, has reiterated the call on polytechnics to design appropriate programmes to help address the country’s technological challenges.
Mr Affram Asiedu made the call at the 13th matriculation of the Koforidua Polytechnic in Koforidua last Saturday. In all, 1,757 out of 2,029 applicants were offered admission to pursue various programmes.
The Regional Minister stressed the need for the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) to nurture, protect, guide and encourage the polytechnics to take full advantage of the autonomy that had been granted them to offer their own degrees in areas such as manufacturing, commerce, science, technology, applied social science and applied arts.
He said the National Accreditation Board (NAB) must also be proactive rather than being reactionary in its dealings with the polytechnics on programmes of accreditation as such institutions geared up to start degree programmes to update the skills of Higher National Diploma (HND) holders.
He stated that the government recognised the need for polytechnic education and that was why it was assisting polytechnics in various ways, particularly in infrastructure and logistics, and advised the students to make good use of the opportunity offered them
The Rector of the polytechnic, Dr George Afrane, said the polytechnic would introduce summer modular programmes next year to provide access for more applicants and to enhance internally generated funds.
Dr Afrane said the polytechnic would introduce a B.Tech programme next academic year, adding that other degree programmes in accountancy, procurement and waste management would also start soon.
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