Koforidua Technical University (KTU) on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, hosted a high-powered delegation from the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Republic of Zambia.

The delegation was led by Mr. Emmanuel Adjei, a Director at the Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment (Ghana), assisted by Mad. Patricia Obiri Yeboah from the TVET Service (Ghana).

The visit follows diplomatic steps taken by the Governments of Ghana and Zambia to strengthen Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET). The objective is to create new opportunities for both Ghanaian and Zambian students while boosting skills training for artisans and informal sector workers — a sector described as critical to Africa’s economic growth.

The Zambian delegation is in Ghana to engage with key stakeholders to ensure a successful rollout of the joint TVET projects, which KTU has been named as one of the beneficiary institutions.

The meeting, held under the auspices of the Directorate of Research and Innovation, the University and the delegation discussed key areas of collaboration. These included informal sector training to explore ways to train and upskill expertise of workers using KTU’s TVET infrastructure; student exchange programme to lay groundwork for exchanges in TVET-related disciplines for cross-border skills development; and best practice sharing to benchmark KTU’s TVET model against Zambia’s skills development agenda.

Speaking at the meeting, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. John Owusu, reaffirmed the University’s commitment to TVET as a driver of industrialisation and job creation. He urged staff to support the delegation to ensure the assessment exercise succeeds.

Also present at the meeting were the University Registrar, Ms. Evelyn Fafa Adom, the Director of Research and Innovation, Prof. Samuel Kwofie, Director of International Programmes and Institutional Linkages, Prof. Frank Agyen Dwomoh. They were supported by Mr. George Asante Eduah and Mad. Mavis Gyanewa of the Administrative Section of the Directorate of Research and Innovation.

Members of the Zambian delegation included Gideon Mankralo, International Labour Organisation (Ghana Office), Musoli N. Kashinga, International Labour Organisation (Zambia Office), Agnelli Kafuwe, Ministry of Energy, Glyden Mungaila, Tourism Council of Zambia, Esther Mondoloka, Ministry of Technology and Science, and Paul Mumba, Ministry of Labour and Social Security.

The rest are Theophilus Tetteh Zogblah, TVET Service (Ghana), Mutimbwa Kisuko, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Yewa Kumwenda, Zambia Chamber of Mines, Matthews Ngosa, Agricultural Institute of Zambia as well as Kakunta Kabika, Congress of Trade Unions, Zambia.

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