Accra Technical Training Center

Accra Technical Training Center (ATTC) is a technical/vocational institution in Accra, Ghana.

ATTC was established in July 1966 as a joint project by the Governments of Ghana and Canada. It was envisioned as a training school to train skilled workers for Ghana's industrial requirements and it marked the first major Canadian support to Ghana in the field of technical education and training.

ATTC trains workers for different occupations and trades. Currently, the school is under the Technical Division of the Ghana Education Service of the Ministry of Education.

History

In the early 1960s, Arnold Doyle, the Director of Vocational and Technical Education for Saskatchewan, conducted a feasibility study for the establishment of a technical school in Ghana. It was sponsored by the Canadian External Aid Office.

Doyle became the Canadian Coordinator for the ATTC project. The Ghanaian counterpart was Frank Hutchful, then Ghana's Director of Apprenticeship and Duty Chief Technical Education Officer.

ATTC opened in July, 1966. The ceremony was attended by Donald S. Macdonald and A.K. Deku, the then Commissioner for Education in the National Liberation Council (NLC) Government, representing the Government of Ghana.

Principal

As of July 2019 - Mr. arc Aku Dometey.[1][2]


Programmes
Accra Technical Training Center
Location
Accra, Kokomlemle [3]

P.O. Box MB 177, Accra

Ghana
Information
TypeHigh School (Solely Day)
MottoTraining Industry Progress
OpenedJuly 1966
FounderGovernments of Ghana and Canada
StatusActive
GenderBoys
EnrollmentYearly

Core Study Areas
  • English / Liberal Studies
  • Integrated Science
  • Mathematics
  • Information Communication & Technology
  • ICT
  • Technical Drawing

Elective Programme Areas

Training Workers for Industry

The ATTC has been organizing short two-week courses for industry since 1994. This was set up with the support of the French government at that time. Courses include Hydraulics, Industrial Electricals, Pneumatics, Programmable Logic Controller, Refrigeration, Welding, and Meteorology (World Bank, 2014).[4]

References
  1. "Profile of ATTC". ACCRA TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTRE. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  2. Nyavi, Gertrude Ankah; Daakwa, Portia Nana. "VRA donates furniture to ATTC". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  3. http://www.yellowpages.com.gh/Company-Details/accra-technical-training-centre-829113.aspx
  4. World Bank (July 18, 2019). "World Bank, Demand and Supply of Skills in Ghana, A World Bank Study, No. 89064, 2014" (PDF). A World Bank Study, Demand and Supply of Skills in Ghana.


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