BEd · Education
BEd Technical Education
Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development
- Qualification
- BEd
- Duration
- 4 years
- Region
- Ashanti
Overview
BEd Technical Education prepares you to teach practical and technology-based subjects while helping learners develop employable skills. The programme is valuable in Ghana because technical and vocational education supports industrial growth, entrepreneurship and the transition from school to productive work.
What you will study
You combine technical subject knowledge with education courses such as curriculum studies, teaching methods, assessment, workshop practice and educational psychology. Depending on your specialisation, you may develop skills in areas such as construction, manufacturing, electrical work, automotive technology, drafting, information technology or other applied trades.
Career prospects
You can become a technical or vocational teacher in institutions under the Ghana Education Service, technical universities, TVET centres and private training providers. Other opportunities include workshop instructor, technical trainer, curriculum officer, skills-development consultant, entrepreneurship facilitator or supervisor in construction, manufacturing, energy and engineering businesses.
Who this programme may suit
You thrive if you enjoy practical work, making or repairing things, solving technical problems and demonstrating procedures to others. Creativity, safety awareness, patience and a willingness to keep learning new technologies are important.