The Rector of the Accra Polytechnic, Professor Sylvester Achio, has announced that apart from the school’s current 15 Higher National Diploma (HND) and five Bachelor of Technology (B-TECH) programmes, it has successfully finalised the process to roll out three new HND and six new B-Tech programmes, pending approval from the National Accreditation Board.
He said the HND programmes are Actuarial Finance, Petrochemical Technology and Advertising Technology, adding that the school has successfully reviewed its HND statistics syllabus to meet current demands.
The B-Tech programmes would also be in Actuarial Finance, Statistics, Petrochemical Technology, Advertising and Accounting and Finance.
The Rector made these known during the schools’ 14th graduation ceremony during which 2,922 students were awarded HND certificates from the three schools - Applied Sciences and Arts, Business Management Studies and Engineering.
With this number, the School of Business and Management, School of Engineering and the School of Applied Sciences and Arts constituted 57%, 27% and 16% respectively.
First Class obtained from the number was 2%, Second Class Upper, 30%, Second Class Lower, 60%, and 8% passes.
Out of the total number, 113 of them are from the Department of Fashion Design and Textiles.
They would be awarded with certificates based on the CBT mode of classification, which is “competent” or “not-yet competent”.
The school also awarded 14 graduates with International Certificate in Logistics and Transport (CILT) and International Diploma in Logistics and Transport (DILT).
Professor Achio said the school continues to work hard towards achieving her set objectives contained in the five-year strategic plan that was launched in 2013.
Pursuant to that, he said a number of strides have been made in the areas of governance and infrastructure.
On the technical university concept, the Rector mentioned that it is laudable and that the school is working around the clock to address avoidable challenges to be the first or among the first to start the concept.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Deputy Minister of Education in charge of tertiary, in his address, said the technical university, however, will not replace the already existing universities because their focus will be distinctive.
He made a plea to industries to take an active interest in the polytechnics and take a look at the syllabi and courses that they run to tell them what their requirements are.
Newly-appointed Council Chairman of the Accra Polytechnic, Mr Enoch Teye Mensah assured management that the Council will continue to support quality delivery through the review of training curricular that meets industry needs via regular consultation and collaboration with the industry leaders.
He challenged the graduates to uphold the ethical values acquired from the school as they endeavour to serve fellow Ghanaians.
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