Consultant: Technological knowledge of women must be documented

Accra, July 29, GNA - Technological knowledge of women must be documented and disseminated to policy makers to help in the formulation of government policies and also as a legacy for posterity, Mrs. Yvonne Wallace-Bruce, a business consultant said on Tuesday. She said government policies should also encourage women in small-scale business, service providers as well as developing links between the practice of science and technology to improve the capacities of women's use of indigenous technologies. Mrs. Wallace-Bruce said this at the graduation ceremony for 11 female artisans who have successfully undergone a seven-month course in entrepreneurship skills training under the Vocational Skills for Females Programme.

She said science and technology institutions in the country must also design machines and equipment which were convenient for women's use adding that development agencies that supported women in business must also channel some of their monies into skills training for women. Mrs Wallace-Bruce advised the students who passed to come together and form an association to share ideas. "Now we are in the ICT world. Most of the information for your improvement after the training is out there," she said. Ms Harriet Tawiah, dressmaker who passed out, thanked the course facilitators and said the skills acquired would help them to effectively manage their businesses.

They were taken through marketing, communication and customer care, time management, record keeping, costing and pricing, banking, registration procedures and credit management, among others.