ABSTRACT

Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) have both an educational and professional function. Although employer engagement is necessary to execute the latter function effectively, employer engagement remains a problem for most TVET institutions. This research investigates employer engagement in upper secondary TVET schools in Ghana. The analysis of this paper is based on existing employer engagement literature and empirical data collected through semi-structured interviews with three employers, two headmasters and two policymakers. The analysis reveals two key themes: ‘Not engaging with Upper Secondary TVET Schools’, which discusses how some multinational food and consumer products manufacturing industries did not engage with upper secondary TVET schools, and ‘Engaging with Upper Secondary TVET Schools’, which discusses seven identified employer engagement activities. Overall, the findings are worrying and, if not rectified, will render upper secondary TVET school learners disadvantaged in advanced technical, technological and employability skills desirable in the labour market. To rectify these concerns, the Government of Ghana should establish and implement a robust national employer engagement-oriented education framework. Second, there is an urgent need for further empirical qualitative and quantitative research in Ghana to inform the design and implementation of a national employer engagement in education framework.

摘要

技术和职业教育与培训 (TVET) 兼具教育和专业功能。尽管雇主参与对于有效执行后者功能是必要的，但雇主参与仍然是大多数 TVET 机构面临的问题。本研究调查了加纳高中 TVET 学校的雇主参与情况。本文的分析基于现有的雇主参与文献和通过对三名雇主、两名校长和两名政策制定者的半结构化访谈收集的实证数据。分析揭示了两个关键主题：“不参与高中 TVET 学校”，讨论一些跨国食品和消费品制造业如何不参与高中 TVET 学校，以及“参与高中 TVET 学校”，其中讨论了七项确定的雇主参与活动。总的来说，调查结果令人担忧，如果不加以纠正，将使高中 TVET 学校的学习者在劳动力市场所需的先进技术、技术和就业技能方面处于不利地位。为纠正这些担忧，加纳政府应建立并实施强有力的国家雇主参与导向教育框架。其次，加纳迫切需要进一步的实证定性和定量研究，以为国家雇主参与教育框架的设计和实施提供信息。劳动力市场所需的技术和就业技能。为纠正这些担忧，加纳政府应建立并实施强有力的国家雇主参与导向教育框架。其次，加纳迫切需要进一步的实证定性和定量研究，以为国家雇主参与教育框架的设计和实施提供信息。劳动力市场所需的技术和就业技能。为纠正这些担忧，加纳政府应建立并实施强有力的国家雇主参与导向教育框架。其次，加纳迫切需要进一步的实证定性和定量研究，以为国家雇主参与教育框架的设计和实施提供信息。