Nii Armah Ashitey, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations for Ghana, is spending a week in Rochester to visit and interact with local education and business officials. On April 8, Ashitey spent time at the Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Center for Workforce Development and Career and Technical Education Center. Ashitey toured the facilities, walked through classrooms and met with District Superintendent Jo Anne Antonacci, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Joe Kelly, Director for Center for Workforce Development Mary Ellen Spennacchio-Wagner and Executive Principal for Career and Technical Education Jill Slavny. During his discussion with Spennacchio-Wagner, Ashitey said, “I once heard someone say ‘Education is the key to development and vocational training is the master key to open all doors.’ It is very true, it opens the doors to many opportunities.” Ashitey’s visit was coordinated through the City of Rochester International Programs Liaison Michael Leach. Ashitey returns to Ghana next week to share his findings.