The Government of Ghana is pursuing a major policy shift aimed at strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), alongside new financial commitments to technical universities to improve infrastructure, skills development, and research capacity.
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has disclosed that Cabinet is currently being engaged to approve the establishment of a dedicated TVET Fund to provide long-term and sustainable financing for skills development across the country.
According to the Minister, the proposed fund will draw support from multiple sources, including a 10 percent allocation from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) and a possible 2 percent contribution from oil revenues. The funding is expected to support training institutions, equipment acquisition, and industry-driven skills development programmes.
Mr. Iddrisu explained that the reform is intended to address long-standing funding gaps within the TVET sector and position technical education as a major driver of industrialisation, innovation, and job creation in Ghana.
In a related development announced during the 2026 Applied Research Conference of Technical Universities in Takoradi, the Minister revealed that government has earmarked GH¢100 million under the 2027 GETFund formula specifically for Ghana’s ten technical universities.
Under the arrangement, each technical university is expected to receive approximately GH¢10 million to support infrastructure development, institutional expansion, and research capacity building.
Government officials say the allocation forms part of a broader strategy to reposition technical universities as centres of innovation and applied research aligned with Ghana’s national development priorities.
The intervention is also expected to help bridge infrastructure deficits and improve the overall quality of technical education delivery across the country.
The proposed TVET Fund, once approved by Cabinet and Parliament, is expected to significantly increase annual financing for skills development. Projections indicate that a 10 percent allocation from GETFund alone could generate substantial funding annually for the sector.
Stakeholders within the education sector have welcomed the proposals, noting that sustained investment in TVET is critical to addressing youth unemployment and building a highly skilled workforce to support Ghana’s industrial transformation agenda.
Story by Stephen Kwaku Owusu Mintah