Cape Tech cries for more facilities

From Naabenyin Joojo Amissah, Cape Coast
 
The principal of Cape Coast Technical Institute, Mr. Albert Adusei says lack of adequate infrastructure on campus is militating against the progress of the institute.

He has, therefore, appealed to the government, industries, NGOs and old students of the institute to as a matter of urgency, help the school put up more infrastructure to enable it accommodate the increasing student population. The principal stated this in an exclusive interview with The Chronicle in Cape Coast.

According to Mr. Adusei, the institute currently does not have an Assembly Hall for official students gathering, Dining hall, Staff accommodation for teachers and Library, as well as enough class room blocks to enhance effective teaching and learning.

He said, the institute admitted seven hundred and fifty-four students in the 2015/2016 academic year out of the over thousand students who applied.

This, he said, was due to inadequate facilities at the institute to enable the school admit and train the young ones for industrial and national development.

According to him, in line with their mission, the institute strives to provide their students with appreciable understanding of scientific applications and also develop desirable qualities of minds to enable them fit into society and perform creditably in the world of work.

Mr. Adusei further hinted that the institute was making every effort to strengthen the mathematics, English Language, Science, ICT, Technical Drawing and Social Studies to enable those who wish to progress academically to do so in the future.

He added: “The institute has an impeccable track record over the years for training several engineers who occupy enviable positions across the country and we are poised to do more to help create employable opportunities for the youth and unborn generation”.

Mr. Adusei appealed to parents not to discourage their wards from pursuing technical and vocational education.

He added that, staff of the institute have been doing their best over the years to help mould and shape students, but their good efforts are constantly constrained by inadequate infrastructure, hence his appeal.

The Cape Coast Technical Institute, formerly known as the School of Architecture, was established in 1955 by the late Mr. Joseph K. Abraham, with 10 students and two teachers.

In 1976, government took over from the founder and officially named it Cape Coast Technical Institute.

The institute now has a total student population of 1,684 made up of 1530 males and 154 females.

The institute runs fifteen (15) programmes, which are grouped into four main categories, namely Engineering, Building Programmes, Vocational and Business Programmes.