The President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has cut the sod for the construction of a €5.6 million Centre of Excellence for Green Technology at the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) in Ghana. The project forms part of Ghana’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) transformation agenda and aims to serve as a hub for innovation, research, and practical training in renewable energy and sustainable technologies.
Speaking at the ceremony, President Steinmeier emphasized the importance of the project, saying it will contribute significantly to addressing unemployment and youth unemployment in Ghana. *”We are very active when it comes to educating and training the young generation. We want to provide decent jobs for them,”* he stated.
The German government will provide a grant of €5 million, while the Ghanaian government will contribute €600,000 towards the project. The Centre is expected to be completed by February 2027 and will play a crucial role in promoting sustainable development in Ghana ¹ ².
Ghana’s Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, expressed gratitude to the German government for the support, highlighting the project’s alignment with the country’s “Reset Agenda” aimed at addressing youth unemployment through skill-based training. *”What he has done today is contributing significantly to addressing unemployment and particularly youth unemployment,”* he said.
The project is part of the ongoing cooperation between Ghana and Germany, with Germany pledging €65 million to support Ghana’s development initiatives in areas such as youth employment, renewable energy, and technical skills training ² ¹ ³.