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Ghana has officially been inaugurated into the WorldSkills family as the 81st member country, enabling it to compete for honours in skills competitions organized by the WorldSkills International at the global level.

Similarly Poland and Uganda were also inaugurated as the 80th and 82nd member countries.

None of the three countries’ membership status was opposed by any member country as each was ratified by a unanimous decision during the WorldSkills general assembly meeting held at Kazan Russia yesterday . The WorldSkills Competition takes place tonight Thursday 22 August 2019 at Kazan Russia .

The outgoing President of WorldSkills International, Simon Bartley, welcomed the three countries and wished them well.

Leader of Ghana’s delegation to the WorldSkills Kazan Expo, Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Technical Vocational Education and Training ( T-VET ) Hon. Gifty Twum-Ampofo, told the media on the sidelines of the program how Ghana’s participation in WorldSkills competitions will help turnaround the future of Technical Vocational Education and Training.

The Executive Director of the Council for Technical Vocational Education and Training, Dr. Fred Kyei Asamoah, who was the Official Delegate to Ghana’s delegation to the WorldSkills Kazan Expo, 2019, outlined the country’ five-year strategic plan which began in 2018 believing that its completion in 2022 will make Technical Vocational Education very robust and competitive worldwide.

The Board Chairman of COTVET, Mr. Francis Awuah Kyerematen, appealed to industries to support Technical Vocational Education and Training in Ghana through sponsorships like what goes on in other jurisdictions around the world.