A Professor of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, Professor Joseph Atsu Ayee has advised government to discard the idea of converting polytechnics into technical universities in 2016.
According to him, polytechnics have not yet developed the necessary curriculum needed to run degree courses .
The Technical Committee on the conversion of polytechnics to technical universities announced its decision to convert all polytechnics into technical universities by September 2016.
[contextly_sidebar id=”nOPLamtbQqBTGlWSq26D2ZZqJkWI814R”]The committee, said Polytechnics will only be accredited to a technical university, if they satisfy the requirements of becoming one.
But Prof. Ayee believes that various polytechnics are not conducting enough research to warrant the conversion into technical universities in 2016.
He has therefore advised government to slow down the conversion process.
The conversion of polytechnic into technical universities was one of the manifesto promises of the Mahama administration ahead of the 2012 elections.
The purpose of the transformation of all polytechnics into technical universities is to bridge the gap between academia and industry.
It is also geared towards training students with employable skills for economic transformation in the country.
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By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana