In Ghana, TVET and TVSD have not only been recognized as key drivers of industrial growth and economic development but are also strategically tailor made for the labor market. Various policy documents highlight this potential, leading to efforts to harmonize TVET initiatives across the country. This report demonstrates how the creation of the Council for Technical and Vocational Education & Training (COTVET) by Act 718 in 2006, and its operationalization in 2012 through legislative instrument (L.I.2195), marked a significant milestone in these efforts. COTVET is mandated to coordinate, rebrand, and oversee TVET delivery nationwide. The institution operates as a vibrant agency under the Ministry of Education.

The report paints a picture, before COTVET, of an uncoordinated and supply driven sub-sector that is also underfunded and uses traditional curriculum, with weak linkages to enterprises and industries, and an informal sector that is neglected, its apprenticeship unrecognized, and skills uncertified and invalidated.

The report concludes by showcasing key structural achievements that include the establishment of COTVET, the creation of the National TVET Qualifications Framework (NTVETQF), the adoption and rollout of the Competency-Based Training (CBT) model, the review of the 2004 TVET Policy, and the implementation of the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP).