Head of Department for Electronics at the Applied Technical Institute and coordinator for the UWZ solar training program, Phillip Quarshie Kplorfia, has cleared the air about the misconception that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is only limited to people who lack intellectual depth.

Stressing the need for people to change this perception, he noted, “So the problem is communication, we previously think that when you are shallow-minded, come to the TVET centre, which is one hundred percent wrong."

He added, "For example, when you go out, the engineering calculations we do are not for shallow-minded people, so it is just a misconception that has to be erased. Engineering is for the sharp brain. We do calculus, we do differentiation, differential equations; those courses are not for the shallow-minded people, so with that saying, I think we have to erase it from our mind."

Phillip Quarshie said this in an interview with GhanaWeb at the official launch of a solar training project at the Applied Technical Institute on June 21, 2024, themed "Empowering Ghana's Solar Workforce."

The new solar training project is aimed at empowering the youth to venture into greener energy sectors.

It will also provide them with skills to tackle global warming and become self-employed and independent as well.

Phillip Quarshie noted that females excel in male-dominated fields, hence encouraging women to participate in the training.

"Ladies coming to the men-dominated field perform very well, so I will encourage more ladies to come to the field so that we will do marvelously together,” he said.


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