Dr. Dominic Eduah, Executive Director of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation, has praised the government for its dedication to ensuring the success of technical and vocational training facilities across the nation.He claimed that he was astounded to see the extent of the government's investment in virtually every NVTI center across the nation.This was said by Dr.

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Eduah in a media interview after he paid a visit to the Kumasi Vocational Training Institute (KVTI) in Suame as part of an inspection to see how some sponsored artisans' preparation for the NVTI certification exams was going.The place which had been set as one of the examination centres for the artisans was visited by Dr. Eduah and his team on the final day of the examination.

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The Executive Director of the foundation who expressed joy over how the beneficiaries had been co-operating in the various aspects commendedthe government for doing massive investments in the various NVTI centers he had so far visited."I have been to the Central Region, Eastern Region, Greater Accra, Western, and Ashanti, and I must confess that the investment done by the government into the various NVTI centres is so amazing.

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I must say kudos to the government," Dr. Eduah said.505 artisans across the various districts within the Ashanti region were sponsored by the foundation to undertake NVTI certification exams.The GNPC's Skilled Artisan Project (SAP) which enrolled various artisans from various fields seeks to equip them with upgraded skills and earn them credible certificates to move their status from informal to semi-formal.

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Beneficiary artisans who were placed at several centres across the region such as Ofinso, Mampong, Kumasi, Bekwai, Suame, etc had their capabilities tested in various vocational skills.The vocational skills, according to Dr.

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Eduah, were categorised under the ‘Domestic Module’ which include cookery, bakery, dressmaking, tailoring, hairdressing, interior designing & decoration, and make-up artistry,and ‘Technical Module’, which also include plumbing, carpentry, auto-mechanics, general electrical, and aluminium fabrication.

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According to the executive director, one thing that had helped the project succeed was how easily they got access to the needed resources at the various NVTI centres."I want to thank the government for doing that.Everywhere we go, we use NVTI centers, and I must say that the government did well by providing the numerous NV centers with the necessary funding.

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If we're talking about current machines, I have to admit that everything is still in working order.Now, I can claim that this location serves as an oven center for sprayers because of how nicely outfitted it is ". However, he urged everyone, particularly the media, to inform the public about it so that everyone would recognize the government for such a tremendous investment.

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