University of Ghana, GRATIS sign agreement
The University of Ghana, Legon, has signed an agreement with GRATIS to enable students from the university to undertake practical attachment at the various GRATIS regional branches across the country.
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Under the agreement, which is renewable after every five years, engineering students from the University of Ghana will receive hands-on training from GRATIS, formerly known as Ghana Regional Appropriate Technology Industrial Service (GRATIS) Foundation.
The Pro-Vice Chancellor, Office of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID) of the University of Ghana, Professor John Gyapong, who signed the agreement on behalf of the university, said the agreement would help in bridging the industrial gap in the country.
GRATIS is a technology transfer, training and manufacturing organisation engaged in teaching, services, research and implementation of research findings, with a mission to research, design, develop, manufacture and market appropriate technology-based products and services for micro, small and medium enterprises so as to facilitate socio-economic and industrial development in the country and beyond.
Hands-on training
In an address before the signing ceremony, the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Professor Samuel Kofi Sefa-Dedeh, said the agreements would help enhance engineering skills training of the students through training and practice.
He said GRATIS would be responsible for introducing the students to practical engineering training at its centres and also provide the students with all the facilities required to carry out the practical training.
The Chief Executive Officer of GRATIS, Mr Emmanuel Asiedu, who signed the agreement on behalf of the organisation, said the time had come for students to be training according to the needs of the job market.
He said due to the high rate of unemployment in the country, it had become imperative that students were given training tailored to the needs of the job market.
With the hands-on training, Mr Asiedu said students would be able to undertake practical research which would be relevant to industries, and added that the partnership would help bridge the gap between academia and industry.
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