Female students to undergo training in electronics
Three organisations, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), German Cooperation (giz) and Samsung Group have formed a public-private partnership to assist in the training of more female students in electronics in the technical training institutes.
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The objective of the programme is to encourage female students to take interest in technical subjects, as well as in sales, installation and servicing of electronic appliances.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, the Country Director of KOICA, Mr Woochan Chang, stated that the interest of females in the field of electronics was not encouraging because it is seen as a man’s area.
“The number of female students pursuing courses in electronics is very low. This is why KOICA, German Cooperation and Samsung group are rolling out this project to train more females,” Mr Chang said.
According to him, girls’ vocational training institutes in the country usually offered training in female dominated trades such as catering, tailoring, among others, pointing out that it was time to give other fields like electronics the same recognition.
Training
He said the programme will enable four selected vocational training centres in the Greater Accra and Volta regions to offer courses in electronics in addition to their traditional courses. The schools, selected following advice from the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) are The Don Bosco Youth Network (DBYN), Accra Girls Vocational Institute (AGVI), The Pentecost Vocational Training Centre (PVTI) and CYO Technical-Vocational Institute.
Sponsorship
Mr Chang said these schools will receive scholarships and financial aid from the three organisations to enable them to train the students. He added that the students would have internship and job opportunities with the Samsung Group that would enable them to undertake practical training.
He said it was expected that 100 female students would graduate in electronics through this programme. This would boost the ratio of male/ female participation in training in electronics from an estimated 4 per cent in 2012 to 30 per cent by 2017, when the first batch of students would graduate.
