GOVERNMENT NEGLECTS AGONA SWEDRU NATIONAL VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL

The Headmaster of the National Vocational and Technical Training Center in Agona Swedru, Isaac Adanganibi has revealed that the center has not received state support for the past 4 decade. He explains that the rejection of the government has led to poor school infrastructure. Isaac Adanganibi appealed to the government to pay special attention to vocational and technical skills training so that students in that field can pay a quota to nation’s development. He stress that countries such as Japan, china, Malaysia and India have made strives due to special attention the government gives to the sector. He made these statements when the parliamentary select committee on employment and social welfer paid a familiarization visit to the center in Agona Swedru. The leader of the committee, Prince Jacob Hayibor stated that the committee will relay the issue to the Ministry of Employment and Social Welfer so that drastic measures can be done to help the school. He told our reporter Isaac Okyem that the committee will put the issue before parliament so that attention can be drawn to assist the school from collapsing.