IMPORTATION OF ARTISANS IS UNACCEPTABLE- ACTT

The Founder of the African Centre for Technical Training (ACTT) has bemoaned the importation of artisans into the country when the nation is faced with a huge level of unemployment.

She said, there are lots of Ghanaian youths trained in various areas of artisanship who should be able to fill in the demand for professionalism. However, lots of them do not have the technical training that would set them comparable to the world market.

She was unhappy with the importation of welders from Italy and tilers from Togo and Cote D’Ivoire whiles the country suffers from unemployment.

‘I graduated as a best student in my class but spent over 2 years being jobless”, she explained.

Therefore, lots have been either trained through the job whiles others have finished training but do not have the cutting-edge skill to compete on the job market.

The Founder of the African Centre for Technical Training (ACTT) Penelope Brooke Thompson was speaking in an interview with Ahotor newsroom during the ACTT graduation at Adenta, a suburb of Accra.

Ms. Thompson said, the school is set apart to give technical and practical knowledge in plumbing and Woodwork whose graduates can stand to the demands of the international standards.

She was unhappy with the current mode of training artisans which does not question the status quo.

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Two of the graduands, Elvis Tanoh and Nicholas Amanor Kwarfo who are now employed after the 6 months training said, they came to the school with no background in plumbing.

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Godfred Sey@Ahotoronline.com