The National Technical and Vocational Education and Training Qualifications Framework in Ghana
On 3 September 2012, law LI 2195 under the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) Act was passed in Ghana. It was followed by the launch of the National Technical and Vocational Education and Training Qualifications Framework (NTVETQF) on 23 October 2012. An eight-level framework was designed to meet the needs and adjusted to the reality of the Ghanaian education system and labour market. Qualifications provided by the programme should not only to merge with existing Ghanaian qualifications but also improve and modernize the Ghanaian education system to ensure further developments in the future (UIL, n.d).