You don't even have qualified faculty for the old universities. How on earth are the Masters and Bachelor degree holders going to staff the so-called Poly-Universities. You can accomplish the same goals without converting any ... read full comment
You don't even have qualified faculty for the old universities. How on earth are the Masters and Bachelor degree holders going to staff the so-called Poly-Universities. You can accomplish the same goals without converting anything.
kka 9 years ago
kt u are u are being short sighted. Go back and read the full Dr. Afeti report before u make such careless statement. your "Poly - Universities" thing shows your bias and ability to accept change.
kt u are u are being short sighted. Go back and read the full Dr. Afeti report before u make such careless statement. your "Poly - Universities" thing shows your bias and ability to accept change.
Rastafara"I" 9 years ago
technical university is a misnomer
technical university is a misnomer
Patapaa 9 years ago
KNUST was set up as a Technical University. Instead of converting all Polytechnics to Universities the Government must rather resource the KNUST to enable it perform its function.
Not everybody can stand the rigors of Univ ... read full comment
KNUST was set up as a Technical University. Instead of converting all Polytechnics to Universities the Government must rather resource the KNUST to enable it perform its function.
Not everybody can stand the rigors of University education and that is why we have the Technicians and Sub-professionals who handle the practical aspects of the various Disciplines like Engineering and Surveying
Rastafara"I" 9 years ago
the policy makers are a bunch of ignorant folks!
the policy makers are a bunch of ignorant folks!
kka 9 years ago
Patapaa. KNUST was not set up as a Technical University. I urge you to go and read the Dr. Afeti report ans get a better understanding. the education consultants comment may lack depth but the fact still stands that Technical ... read full comment
Patapaa. KNUST was not set up as a Technical University. I urge you to go and read the Dr. Afeti report ans get a better understanding. the education consultants comment may lack depth but the fact still stands that Technical universities have a mandate different from our traditional universities.
Akwesi crentsil ,Wuppertal 9 years ago
Fachhochshule system in Germany is the way
Fachhochshule system in Germany is the way
yaw mensah 9 years ago
They are trying to base it on the German system to training. However the term technical university is very misleading. I ask myself why so many graduates. We are just degrading the system of education each day. What a shame t ... read full comment
They are trying to base it on the German system to training. However the term technical university is very misleading. I ask myself why so many graduates. We are just degrading the system of education each day. What a shame this so called consultant is ignorant.mhe pretends to be talking like Ghana is going to be transformed overnight with an astronomical demands for technically qualified people in the areas he stated. Wishful thinking due Ghana
Muscatela 9 years ago
Doomsayers will be proven wrong. Technical universities all the way.Kudos Ablakwa.
Doomsayers will be proven wrong. Technical universities all the way.Kudos Ablakwa.
kka 9 years ago
yaw mensah, what degradation are u talking about? do u pref the current system where people will just complete the poly and go and do a top up at the university or where he goes to the technical university and completes with ... read full comment
yaw mensah, what degradation are u talking about? do u pref the current system where people will just complete the poly and go and do a top up at the university or where he goes to the technical university and completes with full degree. u guys are being selfish and unrealistic. the Dr. Afeti report spells out clearly the process involved in converting the polytechnics to technical universities go and read it, it will do you some good
yaw mensah 9 years ago
My problem is the existing system. I went to Knut and come out as half baked graduate. If knust in 2000 could not make a decent graduate out of me do you think people graduating from the so called technical universities be an ... read full comment
My problem is the existing system. I went to Knut and come out as half baked graduate. If knust in 2000 could not make a decent graduate out of me do you think people graduating from the so called technical universities be any better. I do appreciate the concerns of those who went through poly. I feel sorry for Ghana these days because we have all these graduates who cannot find decent jobs to do. Let's think about quality and not quantity
Addai Sarfo Yeboah - Canada 9 years ago
The new idea might be good but I strongly think we need to improve our existing system of education before moving on. We do not have what it takes.
The new idea might be good but I strongly think we need to improve our existing system of education before moving on. We do not have what it takes.
Annan 9 years ago
Not only petroleum industry.We need to look at all technical skills needed in al sectors.
Not only petroleum industry.We need to look at all technical skills needed in al sectors.
Oman Ndaama, Cape Coast 9 years ago
Clearly Dr E.K. Hayford know next to nothing about polytechnic education; There is no need to make universities out of polytechnics; what have plagued polytechnics from inception have been the law that established them, quali ... read full comment
Clearly Dr E.K. Hayford know next to nothing about polytechnic education; There is no need to make universities out of polytechnics; what have plagued polytechnics from inception have been the law that established them, quality instructors and supporting staff with the requisite experience and exposure, inadequate infrastructure and equipment. Instead of paying a consultant huge sums of money to a consultant who knows next to nothing about polytechnic education, the ministry could have made the National Accreditation Board take a critical and a second look at polytechnic education; polytechnics could be capacitated to offer courses to the highest degree in any chosen profession and still be polytechnics; if there is a problem with polytechnic education fix it; we all know and are aware of the kind of graduates our treasured universities are turning out. Ghanaians are also aware of a university in Ghana that boast of a faculty of engineering, yet the professors in the faculty take their vehicles to non-graduate and uneducated mechanics because the professors and anyone else in the faculty have no practical experience in repairing cars; how many graduates in Ghana want to be employed to do practical hands-on work? Is this the kind of technical personnel the country wish to continue producing? What a shame... I thought polytechnic education was supposed to fix this problem. The notion that polytechnic are there to produce middle-level man power must be flashed; does Dr E.K. Hayford have any idea how valuable it will be for Ghana’s future if highly on-the-job educated and experience managers with practical technical and scientific knowhow are trained today? Government did not even consider technical schools as part of the 200 Senior High Schools is promised to build and is building; yet we all know students from the few technical schools in the country come out equipped to enter the artisanal job market; provide better polytechnics for them to further their education and the country will have the needed manpower to move forward.
Tekonline.org 9 years ago
Dear Mr Ndaama,
Your point is well-taken that hands-on experience should be part and parcel of any form of education, particularly technical education.
But in today's engineering world, not all things are visible and tang ... read full comment
Dear Mr Ndaama,
Your point is well-taken that hands-on experience should be part and parcel of any form of education, particularly technical education.
But in today's engineering world, not all things are visible and tangible.
Yes, an experienced brick layer can help put up a mansion. But it takes a structural engineer, with specialized software, computational abilities, and a thorough undertanding of the laws of physics as well as the nature of structural materials, to determine if the building can stand the forces of nature.
It is easy to use the automobile to illustrate the importance of "practical experience", but what this world is coming to, are cars that are not only fitted with nuts and bolts, but also with microprocessors and embedded software.
When a car's dashboard is a tablet computer which displays an error message when you start the engine, what "fitter" would you rely on?
A university engineering student need not know only how to unscrew an alternator from car, but must also be exposed to the fundamental knowledge of Physics, so that he understands how a coil turning withing a magnetic field produces electricity.
It would not be enough to train Engineering students how to remove a lead-acid battery from a vehicle, but also to expose them to the physical chemistry behind such batteries. That would make them understand how to properly charge such batteries and even how to avoid corrosion of metal partsn knowing the kind of acid those batteries contain.
There should be a big difference between an Engineering Faculty professor and an auto mechanic. Needless to say, universities deal with in depth knowledge, concepts, and principles. That is what drives discovery and innovation, which requires far more than the ability to use a set of pliers.
Paa Joe 9 years ago
SHOULD THE LIKE OF DR HAYFRD BE GRANTED THE STATUS AS AN EDUCATION CONSULTANT IN GHANA.
WE STILL HAVE MANY BUMPY AND DUSTY ROADS BEFORE US.
SHOULD THE LIKE OF DR HAYFRD BE GRANTED THE STATUS AS AN EDUCATION CONSULTANT IN GHANA.
WE STILL HAVE MANY BUMPY AND DUSTY ROADS BEFORE US.
Concern Potag / UTAG member 9 years ago
Am sure this Dr. does not know the current state of these Polytechnics that the Government intends to upgrade into universities. The polytechnic lack basic facilities like internet, library, PhD holders, Senior lecturers, of ... read full comment
Am sure this Dr. does not know the current state of these Polytechnics that the Government intends to upgrade into universities. The polytechnic lack basic facilities like internet, library, PhD holders, Senior lecturers, offices for Lecturers and adequate furnished lecture halls. Dr. again because you don't this, currently there is an on-going dubious mass promotion of senior lecturers on various campuses awaiting this so called conversion just to qualify these polytechnics to run the degree programs. Please why such haste?
kka 9 years ago
obviously u are not concerned about potag. your concern is neither here nor there. according to the Dr. Afeti report, the academic qualification is not the bases for qualification as a lecturer at the technical universities e ... read full comment
obviously u are not concerned about potag. your concern is neither here nor there. according to the Dr. Afeti report, the academic qualification is not the bases for qualification as a lecturer at the technical universities even though its a plus, but industry experience
Concern Potag / UTAG member 9 years ago
Am sure this Dr. does not know the current state of these Polytechnics that the Government intends to upgrade into universities. The polytechnic lack basic facilities like internet, library, PhD holders, Senior lecturers, of ... read full comment
Am sure this Dr. does not know the current state of these Polytechnics that the Government intends to upgrade into universities. The polytechnic lack basic facilities like internet, library, PhD holders, Senior lecturers, offices for Lecturers and adequate furnished lecture halls. Dr. again because you don't this, currently there is an on-going dubious mass promotion of senior lecturers on various campuses awaiting this so called conversion just to qualify these polytechnics to run the degree programs. Please why such haste?
Concern Potag / UTAG member 9 years ago
Am sure this Dr. does not know the current state of these Polytechnics that the Government intends to upgrade into universities. The polytechnic lack basic facilities like internet, library, PhD holders, Senior lecturers, of ... read full comment
Am sure this Dr. does not know the current state of these Polytechnics that the Government intends to upgrade into universities. The polytechnic lack basic facilities like internet, library, PhD holders, Senior lecturers, offices for Lecturers and adequate furnished lecture halls. Dr. again because you don't this, currently there is an on-going dubious mass promotion of senior lecturers on various campuses awaiting this so called conversion just to qualify these polytechnics to run the degree programs. Please why such haste?
Tekonline.org 9 years ago
Not so much concerning "internet" and "offices for lecturers".
The mark of any educational institution is first and foremost the caliber of the teaching staff. Period.
UCC and UEW should be encouraged to focus more on c ... read full comment
Not so much concerning "internet" and "offices for lecturers".
The mark of any educational institution is first and foremost the caliber of the teaching staff. Period.
UCC and UEW should be encouraged to focus more on churning out TECHNICAL graduates. They would be the lifeblood of these new technical universities.
YOOMOBEGA 9 years ago
Can Dr. E. K. Hayford give us several of the top technical universities in the world for the stakeholders who are supporting the conversion of polytechnics into universities to visit and study them? This should be done befor ... read full comment
Can Dr. E. K. Hayford give us several of the top technical universities in the world for the stakeholders who are supporting the conversion of polytechnics into universities to visit and study them? This should be done before we embark upon the conversion.
Joti 9 years ago
This is the kind of second grade thinking that makes us continue to create new Districts and Constituencies.What we need is the deveelopment of the Engineering faculties in the existing universities. The Polys should focus on ... read full comment
This is the kind of second grade thinking that makes us continue to create new Districts and Constituencies.What we need is the deveelopment of the Engineering faculties in the existing universities. The Polys should focus on the development of of high grade Technicians (HND). What we are going to have are high numbers of half-baked products from both the Universities and the Polys
M.D 9 years ago
what about the ten tranining collegges when are getting one.
what about the ten tranining collegges when are getting one.
Jojo 9 years ago
OPAYIN E.K hAYFORD.
IT IS INDEED A PITY THAT WE STILL DO NOT KNOW WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE ARE GOING.
TURNING POLY-TECHNICS IN GHANA INTO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES DO NOT MAKE A SENSE IN A COUNTRY THAT IS STILL STRUGGLING ... read full comment
OPAYIN E.K hAYFORD.
IT IS INDEED A PITY THAT WE STILL DO NOT KNOW WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE ARE GOING.
TURNING POLY-TECHNICS IN GHANA INTO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES DO NOT MAKE A SENSE IN A COUNTRY THAT IS STILL STRUGGLING WITH LACK OF PRECISION PRACTICAL SKILLED QUALITY WORKFORCE(ARTISANS AND TECHNICIANS)TO TURN THE WHEELS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION AND TO ALLEVIATE EXTREME POVERTY IN GHANA.
HAVE THE SO CALLED EDUCATED WITH BIG ACADEMIC TITLES OBTAINED AT HOME AND ABROAD BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT TO BUILD AN INDUSTRIAL BASE IN GHANA AND TO TRANSFORM THE NATION TO PROSPERITY.
YOU MUST BE LUCKY TO HAVE THE HARD WORKING ILLITERATE COCOA FARMERS AND UNSKILLED MINE WORKERS ON THEIR SWEAT THE COUNTRY EARNS ITS HARD FOREIGN CURRENCY TO SERVICE NATIONAL BUGGETS, WAGES. SALARIES, HIGHLFE,HONEYMOON AND MERRYMAKING OF THE SO CALLED EDUCATED IN THE COUNTRY.
ARE THE EDUCATED NOT SHAMEFUL PEOPLE TO THE NATION.
HAVE THEY BEEN PRODUCTIVE-THEY ARE ONLY CHEATING THE VULNERABLE FOR A LIVING.
WE ARE STILL LOST IN THE WILDERNESS.
UNLESS WE CHANGE OUR PRIMITIVE THINKING WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE BACKWARD, UNDERDEVELPED AND EXTREME POOR.
kka 9 years ago
i disagree with you my friend. back in the year 2001 we had good internet service at Ho Poly and most of the lecturer soon went to the UK to do their PHD and masters. these people are back. there is no deliberate attempt to m ... read full comment
i disagree with you my friend. back in the year 2001 we had good internet service at Ho Poly and most of the lecturer soon went to the UK to do their PHD and masters. these people are back. there is no deliberate attempt to mass promote people to snr lecturers those people are qualified.It is obvious that most people on this platform are against the setting up technical universities and its a shame
You don't even have qualified faculty for the old universities. How on earth are the Masters and Bachelor degree holders going to staff the so-called Poly-Universities. You can accomplish the same goals without converting any ...
read full comment
kt u are u are being short sighted. Go back and read the full Dr. Afeti report before u make such careless statement. your "Poly - Universities" thing shows your bias and ability to accept change.
technical university is a misnomer
KNUST was set up as a Technical University. Instead of converting all Polytechnics to Universities the Government must rather resource the KNUST to enable it perform its function.
Not everybody can stand the rigors of Univ ...
read full comment
the policy makers are a bunch of ignorant folks!
Patapaa. KNUST was not set up as a Technical University. I urge you to go and read the Dr. Afeti report ans get a better understanding. the education consultants comment may lack depth but the fact still stands that Technical ...
read full comment
Fachhochshule system in Germany is the way
They are trying to base it on the German system to training. However the term technical university is very misleading. I ask myself why so many graduates. We are just degrading the system of education each day. What a shame t ...
read full comment
Doomsayers will be proven wrong. Technical universities all the way.Kudos Ablakwa.
yaw mensah, what degradation are u talking about? do u pref the current system where people will just complete the poly and go and do a top up at the university or where he goes to the technical university and completes with ...
read full comment
My problem is the existing system. I went to Knut and come out as half baked graduate. If knust in 2000 could not make a decent graduate out of me do you think people graduating from the so called technical universities be an ...
read full comment
The new idea might be good but I strongly think we need to improve our existing system of education before moving on. We do not have what it takes.
Not only petroleum industry.We need to look at all technical skills needed in al sectors.
Clearly Dr E.K. Hayford know next to nothing about polytechnic education; There is no need to make universities out of polytechnics; what have plagued polytechnics from inception have been the law that established them, quali ...
read full comment
Dear Mr Ndaama,
Your point is well-taken that hands-on experience should be part and parcel of any form of education, particularly technical education.
But in today's engineering world, not all things are visible and tang ...
read full comment
SHOULD THE LIKE OF DR HAYFRD BE GRANTED THE STATUS AS AN EDUCATION CONSULTANT IN GHANA.
WE STILL HAVE MANY BUMPY AND DUSTY ROADS BEFORE US.
Am sure this Dr. does not know the current state of these Polytechnics that the Government intends to upgrade into universities. The polytechnic lack basic facilities like internet, library, PhD holders, Senior lecturers, of ...
read full comment
obviously u are not concerned about potag. your concern is neither here nor there. according to the Dr. Afeti report, the academic qualification is not the bases for qualification as a lecturer at the technical universities e ...
read full comment
Am sure this Dr. does not know the current state of these Polytechnics that the Government intends to upgrade into universities. The polytechnic lack basic facilities like internet, library, PhD holders, Senior lecturers, of ...
read full comment
Am sure this Dr. does not know the current state of these Polytechnics that the Government intends to upgrade into universities. The polytechnic lack basic facilities like internet, library, PhD holders, Senior lecturers, of ...
read full comment
Not so much concerning "internet" and "offices for lecturers".
The mark of any educational institution is first and foremost the caliber of the teaching staff. Period.
UCC and UEW should be encouraged to focus more on c ...
read full comment
Can Dr. E. K. Hayford give us several of the top technical universities in the world for the stakeholders who are supporting the conversion of polytechnics into universities to visit and study them? This should be done befor ...
read full comment
This is the kind of second grade thinking that makes us continue to create new Districts and Constituencies.What we need is the deveelopment of the Engineering faculties in the existing universities. The Polys should focus on ...
read full comment
what about the ten tranining collegges when are getting one.
OPAYIN E.K hAYFORD.
IT IS INDEED A PITY THAT WE STILL DO NOT KNOW WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE ARE GOING.
TURNING POLY-TECHNICS IN GHANA INTO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES DO NOT MAKE A SENSE IN A COUNTRY THAT IS STILL STRUGGLING ...
read full comment
i disagree with you my friend. back in the year 2001 we had good internet service at Ho Poly and most of the lecturer soon went to the UK to do their PHD and masters. these people are back. there is no deliberate attempt to m ...
read full comment