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An educationist, Mr. Ebenezer Graham Acquah has suggested that teachers who are patrons of students mentorship programme should be introduced to the workings of industries in order to acquire knowledge and practical experience to share with the students.

He made this observation he spoke at the awards ceremony in Accra organised by African Business Centre for Developing Education (ABCDE), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), dedicated to bridging the gap between industry and academia in Africa.

Mr Acquah asked ABCDE to organise follow-up mentorship programmes and inter-school competition for students, adding that the NGO should explore opportunities for more students to have internships.

He lauded ABCDE for its mentorship programme.

The corporate award winners were; ECOBANK Ghana, British Council, Margins Ltd. and BUSAC.

He said the mentorship curricula include personal health, financial literacy, ICT, IT knowledge, sanitation, entrepreneurship and other skills sets.