Abstract
Industrialisation generally accounts for wealth creation in the economy of a nation. A technician is needed in building an industry and the technician needs to be trained through technical education. Ghana as a developing nation aspiring to develop her industrial capability needs to strategically position its technical education as a key factor. The objective of this paper therefore is to review Ghana’s industrialisation agenda and its technical educational system toward establishing an industrial base as a future cultural heritage. The soft operations methodology of ethnography, which is gaining much popularity in Production and Operations Management (POM), was adapted for this study. The findings, among other things, revealed a high interest in industrialising the Ghanaian economy, which is characterised by an absence of a policy framework for technology development to feed the industry. This is coupled with a disconnection of formal education from application of indigenous knowledge in production methods. This therefore calls for a policy-shift to build a comprehensive technical and vocational education and training (TVET) curriculum with linkage to culture for industrial growth. Key words: Technical education, industrialisation, development, training, economy.
Highlights
This is an inductive study on industrial development in Ghana
This study looked at the industrialisation challenge in Ghana and how technical education could be positioned to help resolve the impasse
It was established in this study that industrialisation was a cultural affair, an effort to create a cultural linkage through technical education became an interest
Summary
This is an inductive study on industrial development in Ghana. The study argues that culture is relevant to industrialisation, and technical education could serve as the propelling vehicle to drive the long aspired industrialisation agenda in Ghana to its realisation. This section is an attempt to establish a common ground of understanding of what culture is and its relevance to the subject of discussion, that is, industrialisation This is to serve as a framework for the construction of the industrial narrative of the Ghanaian economy to aid the. The technical universities, according to the Committee, among other things, should be practice oriented, train students for the world of work, have strong link with industry and business This is intended to provide the human resource base for industrialisation. A way forward would be for Ghana to develop its technology base, while taking advantage of prevailing advancing technologies This may require forming strategic partnerships with relevant global industry leaders to leverage on their expertise with linkage to technical institutions. A suggested way forward is that, students‟ final year project work should be directed to solve some specific identified problem in the industry
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