CTVET to Conduct Unified TVET Examinations Nationwide
The Director General of the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Zakaria Sulemana, has announced that all Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions across Ghana will begin writing a unified national examination under a harmonised assessment system.
According to Mr. Sulemana, the initiative forms part of ongoing government reforms aimed at strengthening technical and vocational education as a critical tool for national development, industrialisation and youth empowerment.
Speaking to the media, he explained that the unified examination system reflects government’s commitment to positioning skills development at the centre of Ghana’s economic transformation agenda.
“This year’s examinations come at a time when government continues to place strategic emphasis on skills development as a critical pillar for national transformation, industrialisation, youth employment and economic resilience,” he stated.
Under the new arrangement, institutions that previously operated separate examination systems under the National Vocational Training Institute, the Technical Examinations Unit of the Ghana Education Service and the former National Board for Professional and Technician Examinations will now write a common examination at the same time nationwide.
“There will be no separate examinations for the NVTI and the Technical Examinations Unit. All TVET institutions will take the same examinations at the same time and at all examination centres,” Mr. Sulemana explained.
He noted that the harmonised structure is expected to improve standardisation across the TVET sector and enhance public confidence in the country’s certification process.
According to him, the move will also help ensure fairness and consistency in the assessment of students pursuing technical and vocational programmes in various institutions across the country.
“As a commission, we remain fully committed to ensuring that the 2026 examinations are conducted in a credible, transparent, fair and secure manner,” he added.
Mr. Sulemana further disclosed that the commission has strengthened supervision and invigilation measures to safeguard the integrity of the examinations.
“To protect the sanctity of the examinations, CTVET has enhanced supervision and invigilation systems across examination centres nationwide,” he said.
The unified examination system is part of broader reforms intended to equip young people with industry relevant skills while supporting Ghana’s long term industrial and economic development agenda through technical and vocational education.
