He said the polytechnic was expected to secure accreditation from the City and Guilds of the United Kingdom soon to run specialised training programmes in the fields of welding, fabrication, logistics, transport, freight forwarding and clearing, and warehousing, among others.
Rev. Prof. Nyarko said the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) through the Canadian High Commission in Ghana, was working out a similar package for the Takoradi Polytechnic.
The Rector announced this at the 10th congregation of the polytechnic in Takoradi at the weekend.
“We cherish these collaborative relationships. A lot more institutions and individuals are showing remarkable interests in Takoradi Polytechnic and are holding talks with us towards collaboration to run new programmes or assist us in human resource and infrastructural development,” he said.
In order to take advantage of the current goodwill, he said a new outfit to be known as the Office of International Programmes and External Relations would be created next year to co-ordinate all such activities.
He said plans were far advanced for the Bachelor of Technology degree to be awarded in conjunction with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and the University of Cape Coast as appropriate and that the polytechnic had been assured of affiliation by the two universities.
“Takoradi Polytechnic hoped to receive accreditation from the National Accreditation Board (NAB) to run a new Bachelor of Technology programme in Civil Engineering soon”, he assured.
For the 2010/2011 academic year, he said the institution had introduced two new programmes in printing and procurement.
Source: Daily Graphic
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