Quality of graduates in Ghana poor – Okoh

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• PRINCE KWASI ADADE ( OFIE P33 ) 9 years ago

  AUTHOR: STEVOO------- GOD ISNT STUPID LIKE US, WE REAP WHAT WE SOWED,,,,WE SOWED FAKE JUDGEMENT DEBTS, ALMOST ONE BILLION DOLLARS....WE SOWED WOYOME 45 MILLION DOLLARS, WE SOWED WATERVILLE 46 MILLION DOLLARS, ISOFOTON $325,47 ...
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  AUTHOR: STEVOO------- GOD ISNT STUPID LIKE US, WE REAP WHAT WE SOWED,,,,WE SOWED FAKE JUDGEMENT DEBTS, ALMOST ONE BILLION DOLLARS....WE SOWED WOYOME 45 MILLION DOLLARS, WE SOWED WATERVILLE 46 MILLION DOLLARS, ISOFOTON $325,472.00, CHRAG, BRAZIL W/CUP, NSS, DVLA 6 MILLION DOLLARS, CP 95 MILLION DOLLARS, EMMBRAER PLANE THIEVERY; The plane meant to cost $28.5 million saw Mmahama paying $88 million. The deal included $8 million extra fuel tank, $1 million staircase , $1.4 million in-flight-entertainment, $17 million hangar to house the plane. Mahama led $10 billion STX KOREA SCANDAL also stinks, it saw Ghana paying $245 million to Korea partners just as "POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE". Ghana lost this astonishing amount in this foolish deal, the project never saw the dawn of the day!!...........WE SOWED GYEEDA $70 million, SUBAH, SADA, $600m AMERI DEAL, $28m just for renovation on KUMASI AIRPORT RUNWAY, RIDGE HOSPITAL renovation scandal, CIRCLE & KASOA INTERCHAGE, RATTRAY PARK, T'DI RAILWAY, MERCHANT BANK, Ghc 217m on CAPACITY BUIDING. Whose capacity did NDC build??? just thievery!!! We sowed $1m (Ghc3.6m) BUS BRANDING. ALSO $92 million Electrification Project by SMARTYS FOUND OVERPRICED BY $9M......................WE SOWED INFLATED CONTRACTS LIKE SIX CLASSROOM BLKS COSTING 400,000.00 GHC UNDER NDC INSTEAD OF 80,000.00 UNDER NPP....WE SOWED 8.7 BILLION GHC OVEREXPENDITURE IN 2012 JUST FOR NDC AND JOHN MAHAMA TO WIN ELECTIONS....WE SOWED A GREAT DEAL OF THIEVERY AND CORRUPTION WHILST MEN OF GOD AND DUNCAN WILLIAMS CONTINUE TO SIT IDLE BY OR GOT INVOLVED IN THIEVING THEMSELVES.......SO WHAT IS DUNCAN WILLIAMS SAYING TO GOD.....WE ARE REAPING WHAT THE NDC GOVT HAS

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• Pilolo 9 years ago

  Glad I did not step foot in UG or any Ghanaian university-all useless. You can pay for your degree without stepping into a classroom. Come to US and Europe and see university and resources. The annual budget of my former uni ...
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  Glad I did not step foot in UG or any Ghanaian university-all useless. You can pay for your degree without stepping into a classroom. Come to US and Europe and see university and resources. The annual budget of my former uni was more than Ghana's national budget for 2yrs. Ghana is a waste and it is because the leaders, the old people have ruined the nation and the young ones are learning from them

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• CHANGE IS COMING 9 years ago

  We need a political establishment that will be bold to revert us back to O and a levels. True talk.

  We need a political establishment that will be bold to revert us back to O and a levels. True talk.

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• Kofi 9 years ago

  Stop de nonsense!

  Stop de nonsense!

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• SAINT 9 years ago

  WE ARE TRAINING STUDENTS TO BECOME PASTORS IN FUTURE AT THE EXPENSE OF ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, DOCTORS AND OTHER SKILLED PERSONNEL BECAUSE WE ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO READ RELIGION, BIBLE STUDIES AND OTHER SOFT SUBJECTS INSTEAD ...
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  WE ARE TRAINING STUDENTS TO BECOME PASTORS IN FUTURE AT THE EXPENSE OF ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, DOCTORS AND OTHER SKILLED PERSONNEL BECAUSE WE ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO READ RELIGION, BIBLE STUDIES AND OTHER SOFT SUBJECTS INSTEAD OF MATHHS. TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE.
  IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE GHANA WOULD HAVE TO IMPORT EXPERTS TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE ECONOMY.

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• AND JJ 9 years ago

  That is what happens when a nation chooses to replace a superior system with an inferior system. Very soon it won't be National Day Programmed only, even the President's speeches will be written in broken English.

  That is what happens when a nation chooses to replace a superior system with an inferior system. Very soon it won't be National Day Programmed only, even the President's speeches will be written in broken English.

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• Asoreba 9 years ago

  And very soon the Coat of Arms will be spelt the "Coat of Army". Hahaha. University graduates indeed.Waste of resources

  And very soon the Coat of Arms will be spelt the "Coat of Army". Hahaha. University graduates indeed.Waste of resources

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• John 9 years ago

  Perfectly right most of the current degree holders would not have qualified for any university when the O & A Levels system was around.Private & even Public Universities are all selling degrees & MBAs.

  Perfectly right most of the current degree holders would not have qualified for any university when the O & A Levels system was around.Private & even Public Universities are all selling degrees & MBAs.

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• APONKYE 9 years ago

  We recently recruited a Central University graduate and come and see! This guy cannot construct a single sentence without a grammatical error.
  
  The fact is that Otabil accepts even unqualified students - all he wants is the ...
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  We recently recruited a Central University graduate and come and see! This guy cannot construct a single sentence without a grammatical error.
  
  The fact is that Otabil accepts even unqualified students - all he wants is their money!!! Evil pastor who uses SDA Bible tracts for his preaching and pretending to be his! That is stealing.

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• No Mercy 9 years ago

  All the graduates have stolen the Certificate.they just qualified.they have no ideas in Transformations,the graduates knows the questions before they write the examination

  All the graduates have stolen the Certificate.they just qualified.they have no ideas in Transformations,the graduates knows the questions before they write the examination

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• Aprukusu 9 years ago

  You are right. We call them University chuffs not graduates

  You are right. We call them University chuffs not graduates

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• Joseph Bugri 9 years ago

  Chief,the University is not a factory or industry. Is for theories. Employ them to gain the practical experience. Don't make statements as if at your time you had the experience before you went to school or had the experience ...
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  Chief,the University is not a factory or industry. Is for theories. Employ them to gain the practical experience. Don't make statements as if at your time you had the experience before you went to school or had the experience at school.

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• BOB BARTHOLOMEW 9 years ago

  UNCONTROLLED RISING NUMBER OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES SUM WITHOUT ACCREDITATION

  UNCONTROLLED RISING NUMBER OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES SUM WITHOUT ACCREDITATION

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• Nkonya Terminator III 9 years ago

  Kwesi, what have you been able to achieve at Aluworks with your quality education?

  Kwesi, what have you been able to achieve at Aluworks with your quality education?

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• DONBOLI 9 years ago

  Graduation has nothing to do with knowledge in Work place. Graduation is the able to hand things better. It is after Graduation people then go to school to get a job.
  Specialist.
  If you employ a graduate dont expect him/her ...
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  Graduation has nothing to do with knowledge in Work place. Graduation is the able to hand things better. It is after Graduation people then go to school to get a job.
  Specialist.
  If you employ a graduate dont expect him/her to know anything, train them.

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• Wisdom 9 years ago

  Earnestly and personally, this is not the fault of graduates or students. The fact actually is that, our educational system has a fundamental problem. The problem is that, our educational system is more theoretically inclined ...
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  Earnestly and personally, this is not the fault of graduates or students. The fact actually is that, our educational system has a fundamental problem. The problem is that, our educational system is more theoretically inclined than being practically focused, to the extent that, teachers dual so much on passing exam to make a good class; (of course, that's not bad, but there should be a blended). So, right from day one, the student goes for lectures and realise that a high emphasis is being placed on passing exam. Therefore, instead of the student understanding the concept of a course to be able to apply it on the job, they only memorise notes and reproduce it during exam. For that matter, you employ a "first class" student from KNUST, Legon, UCC, UEW, etc, who cannot perform on the job, and this is really serious. This has been the bane of Ghana's (higher) educational system and the earlier we re-structure it, the better it'll be for all us. Otherwise, it'll get worse.

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• josh 9 years ago

  I hear this too often. What precisely do you want the Univerities to do? It is industry and the professional bodies that convert raw graduates to useful ones.

  I hear this too often. What precisely do you want the Univerities to do? It is industry and the professional bodies that convert raw graduates to useful ones.

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• josh 9 years ago

  Stop playing to the gallery and save Aluworks from collapsing over your head.

  Stop playing to the gallery and save Aluworks from collapsing over your head.

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• JM 9 years ago

  SOS BOOK LONG BAWOMIA KIND OF lecturers in Ghana universities campus. Dr of books and Dr of thief's likes type BAWOMIA & Co..

  SOS BOOK LONG BAWOMIA KIND OF lecturers in Ghana universities campus. Dr of books and Dr of thief's likes type BAWOMIA & Co..

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• Kwame 9 years ago

  People fear to work with graduates because they do not have the qualification themselves. A foreign factory manager told me that he is after a worker who he can control and not a worker who knows his job and will tell you tha ...
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  People fear to work with graduates because they do not have the qualification themselves. A foreign factory manager told me that he is after a worker who he can control and not a worker who knows his job and will tell you that is not how he job is done.

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• akua 9 years ago

  True.... link theory with practice.

  True.... link theory with practice.

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• akua 9 years ago

  Create job opportunities instead of universities.

  Create job opportunities instead of universities.

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• life 9 years ago

  Education teaches you how to think, industry teaches you what to do with your knowledge. dont put all the blame upon the universities

  Education teaches you how to think, industry teaches you what to do with your knowledge. dont put all the blame upon the universities

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• OPANINPA 9 years ago

  WHAT DO YOU EXPECT IF PEOPLE LEAVE UNIVERSITY TO MINISTERIAL POSITIONS? THEY GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY HAVE LEARNED ALL THERE IS TO KNOW. THE JESUS INDUSTRY HAS GIVEN THE CHEATS LOTS OF MONEY AND THEY SEEK RESPECTABILITY ...
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  WHAT DO YOU EXPECT IF PEOPLE LEAVE UNIVERSITY TO MINISTERIAL POSITIONS? THEY GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY HAVE LEARNED ALL THERE IS TO KNOW. THE JESUS INDUSTRY HAS GIVEN THE CHEATS LOTS OF MONEY AND THEY SEEK RESPECTABILITY BY ESTABLISHING UNIVERSITY. THEYARE POLLUTING EDUCATION!

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• Modza 9 years ago

  Indeed the Universities are not producing the right people, especially the private mushroom ones with One story building awarding degrees for the ability to pay. Technical schools should be strengthened to help industry. Th ...
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  Indeed the Universities are not producing the right people, especially the private mushroom ones with One story building awarding degrees for the ability to pay. Technical schools should be strengthened to help industry. That is the only way we can get to an industrialized nation.

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• GHANA 9 years ago

  THE NPP HAS DOOMED GHANA AND IT IS ONLY JOHN MAHAMA THAT CAN REDEEM IT.

  THE NPP HAS DOOMED GHANA AND IT IS ONLY JOHN MAHAMA THAT CAN REDEEM IT.

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• Isaac USA 9 years ago

  Industries must have attachment programmes to offer students more hands on practice, Practical teaching & learning is easy but need more space ,time & TLMs.Look l was from the UEW with agriculture Education but upon getti ...
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  Industries must have attachment programmes to offer students more hands on practice, Practical teaching & learning is easy but need more space ,time & TLMs.Look l was from the UEW with agriculture Education but upon getting into the USA ,Caterpillar trained me for 2weeks to become a qualified assemblier ,Stop the talking and find a solution pls,

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• Odikro 9 years ago

  When you allow illiterates to change your educational system, that's what you get. Jerry Rawlings and his gang of murderers should never have been allowed to touch our GCE O and A Levels. Why are they all rolling over one ano ...
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  When you allow illiterates to change your educational system, that's what you get. Jerry Rawlings and his gang of murderers should never have been allowed to touch our GCE O and A Levels. Why are they all rolling over one another to send their children to SOS and to foreign countries? And you have a JSS product, Ablakwah, to become a Minister of State.

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• Eric Budu 9 years ago

  Dr. Okoh has hit the nail right on the head. This is not a problem peculiar to Ghana. It is an African problem. Countries like South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Mauritius and some other SADC countries have adopted the National ...
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  Dr. Okoh has hit the nail right on the head. This is not a problem peculiar to Ghana. It is an African problem. Countries like South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Mauritius and some other SADC countries have adopted the National Qualifications Framework system to address this problem. This system is outcomes-based and focuses on what the person is able to do and not what they know. May be it is high time our leaders thought about transforming our education system from content-based to outcomes-based for the sake of skills development.

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• Afum 9 years ago

  I get worried when people condemn the private universities. Are the lectures at the so-called state universities more qualified than those from the private universities? If you attend Achimota SHS and get 7As and you enter Le ...
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  I get worried when people condemn the private universities. Are the lectures at the so-called state universities more qualified than those from the private universities? If you attend Achimota SHS and get 7As and you enter Legon and l attend Bankyiase Day Sec and I obtain 5Bs and 3Cs and l am unable to secure admission to Legon and my parents send me to Valley View University or any of the private universities, how does any right thinking human being classify me as unqualified? What imperical evidence are there to show that students from the public universities are better than those from the private ones. Afterall we know how degrees are offered to the highest bidders at the public universities. Students hardly attend lectures yet they graduate with degrees and it is normal, right?

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• Nana Effah 9 years ago

  Only the theory they know. Remove the book from them, and they are lost.
  Even the old time standard seven products are faer knowledgeable than them. Rattling the English language does not make one a scholar.

  Only the theory they know. Remove the book from them, and they are lost.
  Even the old time standard seven products are faer knowledgeable than them. Rattling the English language does not make one a scholar.

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• GAB 9 years ago

  Are industries looking out for experienced people to hire or fresh graduates? I disagree and agree to this in that most organizations do not want fresh graduates because they lack experience and cannot perform on the job imm ...
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  Are industries looking out for experienced people to hire or fresh graduates? I disagree and agree to this in that most organizations do not want fresh graduates because they lack experience and cannot perform on the job immediately until they learn through probation and orientation. They wouldn't want to consider themselves as learning organizations for fresh graduates to learn and grow alongside.
  We talk about practicals but in this contemporary and contingent world where studies are even on line where comes the practicals? COMPANIES MUST LEARN TO RECRUIT FRESH GRADUATES, ORIENT, TRAIN AND DEVELOP THEM RATHER THAN SEARCHING FOR 'ALREADY MADE' ONES.

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• YOU SAID WHAT? 9 years ago

  CHEW AND POUR...TEXT BOOK TEACHING.
  NO ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS,THEY GRADUATE AND SIT AND WAIT FOR MINISTRIES APPOINTMENT ONLY TO TURN UP LIKE STAN.

  CHEW AND POUR...TEXT BOOK TEACHING.
  NO ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS,THEY GRADUATE AND SIT AND WAIT FOR MINISTRIES APPOINTMENT ONLY TO TURN UP LIKE STAN.

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• AARON 9 years ago

  Instead of always complaining, why don't industry provide the educational institutions the skills sets that their products need to do well on the job?

  Instead of always complaining, why don't industry provide the educational institutions the skills sets that their products need to do well on the job?

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• ghanani 9 years ago

  We will alwya have good and bad graduates in every country. okoh is ignorant.

  We will alwya have good and bad graduates in every country. okoh is ignorant.

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• Naph 9 years ago

  Yes indeed, Ghanaian graduates are technically handicapped. It is pretty sad. But never forget that "what goes around comes around" unless mr Okoh does not appreciate the fact that, whatever command you key into a computer a ...
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  Yes indeed, Ghanaian graduates are technically handicapped. It is pretty sad. But never forget that "what goes around comes around" unless mr Okoh does not appreciate the fact that, whatever command you key into a computer as an input is the same result you will get as output. " baggage in baggage out" .I'm personally suprise that Mr. Okoh is attacking poor graduates without taking a holistic retrospect of our total academic circle. Right from preschool all we teach is rhymes which are memorised and recited. Second circle is the worst of all, where " chew and pure" is the order of the day. Am very embarrased to see tertiary students looking for " grandfather" only dubbed them as their thesis topics. Mr Okoh, I believe you will bear with me that there has never been anything like complete innovation when it comes to entrepreneurship. It is always, copy paste, rebranding etc. I hope we should move to an area where we would take charge of our own ideas.

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