Registration of Vocational Training Schools/Centres
The Monitoring and Evaluation Department of the Institute registers all public and private vocational training institutions in the country. It also co-ordinates the activities of existing vocational training institutions and conduct feasibility studies for proposed ones.
Regular visits are paid to registered vocational institutions to ensure that they are operating according to the criteria set by the NVTI. It is also to ensure standardization and quality of skill training throughout the country.
Criteria for the Recognition and Registration of Vocational Training Establishments by the NVTI
The following minimum requirements have to be met by newly established as well as existing vocational training institutions.
1. Trainees on roll
The Vocational Training establishment should have at least twenty (20) trainees regularly enrolled for at least one (1) year.
2. Premises - Accomodation
The training establishment should have suitable premises to accommodate the trainees. The following should be observed.
- Classroom (5m x 3m minimum) - airy, well lit and spacious; adequate toilet facilities to cater for the number of trainees and staff members.
- Dormitories/Hostels with adequate toilet facilities (not compulsory for day institutions).
- Suitable offices for the supporting and training staff.
- Suitable books on appropriate subjects.
3. Instructor/Trainee Ratio
If the number of trainees taking one theoretical subject at a time does not exceed twenty (20), then one (1) Instructor may be considered sufficient. In the case of practical lessons, one (1) Instructor will be required for not more than twenty trainees.
Qualifications of Instructors and Supporting Staff
a) Trade Instructors should posses the following minimum qualification of
Advance Certificate with five (5) years working experience plus certificate in
Education/NVTI Instructional Techniques programme.
Centre Managers/Heads/Principals of Vocational Training establishments must be highly qualified persons recruited from industry or an appropriate training institution with one of the following minimum qualifications.
- First Degree in VOTEC with four (4) years working experience.
- HND with seven (7) years experience, plus Diploma in Education or its equivalent.
There must also be adequate number of other competent supporting staff such as:
- Secretarial - Stenographer with three (3) years working experience.
- Administration - HND Management with three (3) years experience.
- Accounting Personnel - HND plus ICA Part I with at least three (3) years working experience.
4. Administrative Requirements
The Vocational Training establishments should have:
- A Board of Governors. The composition of the Board should include members with teaching, industrial and commercial experience.
- A Banking Account with a recognized Bank, a Postal Address and should give evidence that proper records of finances - wages and salaries of Personnel, Income Tax Returns, Social Security payments etc., and records of institutional activities are properly kept.
- Register General's Department Certificate.
5. Training Tools and Equipment
The Vocational Training Establishment should have tools and equipment as approved by NVTI for acquiring skill involved in the trades taught.
These recommendations shall be updated from time to time to suit the demand of national development.
*(List of Registered Vocational Training Schools/Centres and Courses)
Institutional Collaboration
The National Vocational Training Institute recognizes the meaningful role that the private sector is playing in equipping the youth of this country with employable skills.
With the realization that no effective skill training can take place without adequate resources, the Institute has initiated the establishment of an Institutional Collaboration Committee embracing all vocational training institutions in the country, both private and public.
The aim of its establishment is to enhance their capacity to expand and to give quality training to the youth by soliciting funds from donor agencies, non-governmental organizations and other sources for this purpose.
Areas of focus in assistance has been the upgrading of their training staff, replacement of obsolete tools and equipment and helping them to acquire the needed training materials and teaching aids.
The Committee's membership include: the NVTI, the Ghana National Association of Private Vocational and Technical Institutions (GNAVTI), Opportunities Industrialisation Centre (OIC) and the Integrated Community Centres for Employable Skills (ICCES).