Accra, (Greater Accra) 26 Feb. ’99,
Mr.Andy Appiah-Kubi, an executive member of the national youth wing of the New Patriotic Party, today called for a review of of the country’s educational system to become industry specific and prepare the youth for employment opportunities in the next millennium. Mr Appiah-Kubi, said this at the inauguration and swearing in of a 15-member executive of the Accra Polytechnic chapter of the NPP youth wing. He said industry and academia should collaborate to design the curricula that are required to help equip students with requisite skills. ”This calls for interactive management and review of our tertiary institutions as well”. Mr Appiah – Kubi said a review of the educational system, should include job placement centres in the academic institutions to provide linkages between students and job opportunities. ”The alumni offices should not only target the development of data on alumni for collection of dues, but should also build up networks and linkages that will place graduating students into employment. ”Successful integration of the youth into the economic development process requires a sustained socio- economic growth that provides opportunities and challenges as well”. Mrs Gladys Asmah, MP for Takoradi and deputy minority leader, described the nations’s educational policy “as full of confusion and double standards”. She said ”following the haphazardly implemented educational reform programme students seeking admission into the universities now have to sit a special entrance examination.” Mr. Abeeku Dickson, an executive member of the NPP national youth wing, who chaired the function said the reformation of the branches is a landmark of programmes of membership drive and youth mobilization. He described the NPP as a ”growing family” adding that while other parties are losing supporters, the NPP is gaining supporters.
