The Vocational and Technical Education Department, known as the VOTECH Department, is an amalgamation of four Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) areas, namely Home Economics, Visual Arts, Technical, and Agric Education.

The mission of the department is to provide quality vocational and technical education that enhances skills development, promotes lifelong learning, and equips student teachers with practical expertise to meet the demands of modern basic education in Ghana.

The VOTECH department, from its inception, is committed to empowering student teachers with the requisite knowledge, skills, and practical experience necessary to excel in today’s dynamic educational sector. The department focuses on bridging the gap between theoretical learning and hands-on practical application and preparing student teachers for successful careers in education and entrepreneurship. By fostering creativity, innovation, critical thinking, and adaptability, the department contributes to sustainable development and economic progress by equipping student teachers with entrepreneurial skills and essential life skills necessary for adult life.

The department boasts of twelve (12) dedicated faculty members with various degree qualifications and specializations in technical and construction education, home economics, hospitality and fashion education, arts and culture education, and agricultural education. The department currently offers Bachelor of Education – JHS programs in Technical, Visual Arts, Agric/Home Economics, and Home Economics/Agric combinations for students.

Home Economics Unit

The Home Economics Unit offers the following courses

  • Application of theories and principles in clothing and textiles,
  • Application of theories and principles in food and nutrition,
  • Assessment techniques in home Economics,
  • Manipulative skills and processes in home economics,
  • Philosophical foundations of home economics,
  • Process and procedures in clothing and textiles,
  • Processes and procedures in food and nutrition,
  • Product development in home economics, and Enterprise management in home economics

Technical Unit

The Technical Skills Unit offers the following courses:

  • Assessment techniques in technical education
  • Basic electrical and electronics
  • Building drawing
  • Construction technology II
  • Construction technology II
  • Construction technology III
  • Design and realisation I
  • Design and realisation II
  • Design and realization III
  • Design and realization III (final project work)
  • Engineering drawing
  • Entrepreneurship in technical education
  • Introduction to graphic communication
  • Metal and automotive technology I
  • Wood technology I
  • Wood technology II
  • Woodwork technology III

Agric Unit

The Agric Unit offers the following courses:

  • Agribusiness management
  • Agricultural policies and associations
  • Agricultural project
  • Agricultural resources and technology
  • Assessment techniques in agriculture
  • Environmental effects on agriculture and entrepreneurship
  • Historical development
  • Scientific approaches in solving agricultural problems
  • Sustainable agricultural practices
  • Tools and materials in agriculture

Visual Arts Unit

The Visual Arts Unit offers the following courses:

  • Assessment techniques in visual arts
  • Concepts and foundational skills in drawing
  • Curriculum studies in visual arts
  • Developing enterprise skills in visual arts
  • Figure and perspective drawing, Composition and creative expressions
  • History and philosophical foundation of visual arts
  • Idea development
  • Introduction to 2- dimensional art
  • Introduction to 3- dimensional art
  • Introduction to jewellery and bead making
  • Introduction to picture making, Introduction to textiles design
  • Methods of teaching visual art, Introduction to sculpture
  • Professional ethics and the visual arts practitioner
  • Project work in visual arts
  • Studio practice in jewellery and beadmaking
  • Studio practice in picture making
  • Studio practice in sculpture
  • Studio practice in textiles design

Head of department

Yayra Amitor Kumatia

Yayra Amitor Kumatia is a Lecturer in the Department of Vocational and Technical Education. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Home Economics Education and a Masters Degree in Home Economics Education with specialization in Family Life Management from the University of Education, Winneba. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Population Studies (Family Demography) at the University of Ghana, Legon. She has been teaching in the Vocational and Technical Education Department since 2012 and supports students to acquire theory and practical skills in teaching Home Economics in Basic Schools. She has five publications covering research topics in Home Economics Education and Family Life Management. She is also a co-author for two Modules (Application of Theories and Principles in Food and Nutrition; Processes and Procedures in Food and Nutrition) for the College for Distance and e-Learning of the University of Education, Winneba.

Staff

Yayra Amitor Kumatia
MPhil Home Economics (Management in Living)
Edmund Senam Kwame Agbadzah
MPhil Construction Management
Michael Eco Adixey
MPhil Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Prosper Kwaku Asiedu
PhD Arts and Culture (Textiles and Jewelry)
Rejoice Makafui Tsotorvor
MPhil Art Education
Daniel Kwasi Owusu-Ansah
MPhil Wood Science and Technology
Stephen Kwesi Afeamenyo
MTech Construction Technology
Paul Kwabla Afatsawu
MPhil Construction Technology
Francis Giffa Attoesi
MPhil Crop Science
Alexander Kafui Jarh
MPhil Agriculture (Post Harvest Technology)
Florentina Ajibisa
MPhil Food and Nutrition
Gloria Mawunya Ahorsu
MPhil Fashion Design and Textiles