Abstract:
Ghana’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is going
through reforms to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in the sector.
Many scholars have provided suggestions to improve the quality of teaching
and learning to make it more attractive to the general public and to ensure that
programmes are connected to the demands of the job market. Yet, no attention
has been given to the Church-based technical vocational education and
training provided in Ghana. Thus, this dissertation argues that the prospective
achievement of the transformations could depend essentially on providing
programmes that assist students to acquire employable skills and good work
ethics. In this regard, work ethics concept should be part of technical and
vocational education provided in Ghana. The study adopted qualitative
research methodology to collect and analyse data. Two technical and
vocational institutions of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in two regions of
Ghana were selected as case study. Primary data were gathered through
observations, questionnaires and interviews. Secondary sources included
documentary evidences in articles, books and archival materials. The main
findings of the research indicate that there was a significant relationship
between the current status of PCG’s technical and vocational institutions and
desired ability to provide Christian work ethics education. It is, thus,
recommended that Presbyterian Church of Ghana should take practical steps to
link the activities of the technical and vocational institutions to the objectives
and goals of the Church’s educational policy. Similarly, it is stressed that
Christian work ethics should be made part of the formal education provided by
the PCG’s technical and vocational institutions.
