Technical Universities might be PROSELYTIZE back to polytechnics
The Secretary to the Technical Universities Teachers Association (TTAG) Mr. Foster Owusu has said government erred by converting polytechnics into Technical Universities.
He said the government intends to upend the Universities back into Polytechnics.
According to him, polytechnics and universities were established for different purposes, and hence government must find ways to maximize the potentials of both.
Prior to the conversion of polytechnics into into technical universities, some educationists have rejected the decision to convert the institutions. The Secretary to TTAG in an interview on Kumasi-based Abusua FM said “Government is planning to reverse these institutions into polytechnics and I believe it is one of the reasons they are delaying in composing governing councils.”
So far eight polytechnics that satisfied the requirements have been upgraded into Technical Universities in 2016.The are: Ho, Tamale, Cape Coast, Sunyani, Accra, Kumasi, Koforidua, and Takoradi polytechnics
According to him, polytechnics and universities were established for different purposes, and hence government must find ways to maximize the potentials of both.
Prior to the conversion of polytechnics into into technical universities, some educationists have rejected the decision to convert the institutions. The Secretary to TTAG in an interview on Kumasi-based Abusua FM said “Government is planning to reverse these institutions into polytechnics and I believe it is one of the reasons they are delaying in composing governing councils.”
So far eight polytechnics that satisfied the requirements have been upgraded into Technical Universities in 2016.The are: Ho, Tamale, Cape Coast, Sunyani, Accra, Kumasi, Koforidua, and Takoradi polytechnics
BY: Richard Wolley