The plan which anchored on five pillars namely, quality teaching and learning, research and innovation, infrastructural development, enhanced student welfare, community outreach and institutional capacity, would provide quality human resource to support industrial development such as the 1 District-1 Factory (1D1F) initiative.

Rev Professor Joshua Danso Owusu-Sekyere, the Vice Chancellor of CCTU noted that Technical, Vocational, Engineering and Technology (TVET) had become very relevant in the developmental agenda of nations.

Hence, the need for Technical Universities to partner industries to implement the strategic plan to facilitate the industrialization drive of the Government.

The Vice Chancellor noted that realising the University’s goals and objectives towards transforming the lives of the students for national development could not be overemphasized.

He indicated that more technical staff are going to be produced to support the operation of factories under the 1D1F initiative without necessarily relying on expatriates to man them.

Prof Owusu- Sekyere called on the government to resource the Technical University to deliver effectively on its mandate of boosting job creation and workforce development in the country.

Professor Samuel Ato Duncan, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Centre of Awareness Research and Manufacturing Limited (COARML) representing Industry at the launch, told Universities to integrate a working collaboration with industries to accelerate development for the industrialization drive to be realised.

He called on them to build a strong relationship with industries to provide a long-lasting bond.

Prof Duncan revealed that his outfit would soon establish peace clubs in the University to promote peace among students and in their communities

He donated GHC 100.000.00 to the institution to support the implementation of the strategic plan.