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Free SHS programme to cover first years in TVET institutions from 2022 – Akufo-Addo

Jonas NyaborbyJonas Nyabor
December 13, 2021
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the government will expand the Free Senior High School policy to cover first years in technical and vocational institutes from 2022.

He made the pledge while delivering a speech at the 70th anniversary celebration of the Tamale Senior High School in the Northern Region on Saturday.

The president suggested that the decision coincides with the completion of nine model schools in various parts of the country.

“The completion of the nine model SHSs across the country is imminent and in 2022 government will expand the Free SHS program to cover all first year students in public TVET institutions,” he said.

He further gave assurances that the government will continue all ongoing projects in technical universities as well as technical and vocational institutions with the aim of improving upon the quality of their service.

“The government will continue the program of implementing the various reforms and projects in the TVET centres including the rehabilitation and upgrading of technical universities, upgrading and modernization of the 34 NVTI centres, retooling of TVET institutes and the establishment of 10 state-of-the-art TVET institutes,” he said.

Of the nine model schools, seven are new schools under construction at the secondary level, including one Creative Arts School, one Technical School and five Science-Based Schools”.

Two existing schools are being upgraded into model schools.

Facilities at each school include Administration block, Creative Arts/Science block, dormitory blocks, dining hall with kitchen, staff accommodation, library block, recreational facilities, laboratories, roads and external works, and service and maintenance shed.

The Creative Arts Senior High School is being built in Kwadaso, Kumasi, the Senior High/Technical School is being built in Dabaa, in the Ashanti Region, while the science schools are being built at Akrodie in the Ahafo Region, Weija in the Greater Accra Region, Awaso in the Western Region, Kpasenkpe in the North East Region and Abomosu in the Eastern Region.

He further revealed that the Koase SHS/Technical School in the Bono East Region and the Diaso Community Senior High School are being upgraded to model schools.

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