Introduction of Core Based Subjects in the Curriculum of Technical and Vocational Institutions in Ghana: Assessment of It Effect on Practical Training Sessions

Abstract

Technical education among other things focuses on training the skill manpower needs of the youth in most countries of which Ghana is no exception. This study looks at Ghana Education Service technical and vocational sector reform programme introduced in 2010 with emphasis on the introduction of compulsory core based subjects and its effect on practical training in the institutions’. The study used a random sampling methodology to assess 160 students, 40 teachers and 8 workshop supervisors on the effect of the introduction of the core based subject on time for their practical training in their various fields of study. Keywords: Core based subjects, practical training, skills, studies, reforms, workshop, and task