As part of the Government’s upgrading and modernization of Technical, Vocational Education, and Training (TVET) institutions in Ghana, the construction of multiple building facilities at Biriwa Vocational Training Institute (BVTRI) is nearing completion.
This came to light following the project’s site visit by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Education, and Dr. Fred Kyei Asamoah, the Acting Director-General of Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET).
An overview of the multiple building facilities
These facilities include a two storey administration block, a two-storey male hostel with the capacity to accommodate 150 students, a two-storey 100 capacity male hostel, and a two-storey female hostel designed to host 150 students.
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They also include a two-storey four-unit workshop and classrooms for catering and dressmaking, computer hardware, and refrigeration and air-conditioning, in addition to a three-unit workshop block for the motor mechanic, building, and construction, as well as oil/ gas departments.
Developed by the National Government of Ghana in collaboration with PlanetOne from Dubai, the project is being executed by the consortium of P.C. Education Africa Ventures and SUMEC Complete Equipment & Engineering Company Limited.
It is expected to be completed by the end of the year 2021.
Expectations for the multiple building facilities
According to the Institute Manager, Mr. Samuel Kwashie Amegbor, upon completion, the multiple building facilities will complement instructional works, and make the mode of service delivery attractive to the unemployed youth to take up vocational education and training.
He said the upgrading would uplift the image of the school and the Biriwa Township at large and encourage the youth in the area to take advantage to acquire employable skills.
Generally, the multiple building facilities are expected to increase student enrolment at the BVTRI from 1,454 to more than 3,000.
