Takoradi Polytechnic

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Type Public Address Takoradi, Ghana Founded 1954		Established 1954 Phone +233 33 209 4767

Motto in English Skills combined with Wisdom accelerates development Rector Rev. Prof. Daniel A. Nyarko Location Takoradi, Ghana, Africa Website http://www.tpoly.edu.gh Motto Nsa na adwen ma mpuntu (Fante dialect, Skills combined with Wisdom accelerates development) Profiles Facebook

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Takoradi Polytechnic Institution is a public tertiary education institution (university) located in Sekondi-Takoradi, the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. Takoradi Polytechnic was established as a Government Technical Institute in 1954, and became part of the State Tertiary Education System. Later after the passage of the Polytechnic Law of 1992 (PNDCL 321). It was replaced by Polytechnics Law (Act 745) in 2007.

Logo

The Polytechnic logo is intended to capture essence of technical and vocational education. The circular nature of the logo symbolizes the completeness of the training and education nurtured at Polytechnic. The motto emblazoned around the edge reads: "Nsa na adwen ma mpuntu," literally "Skills (the hands) and knowledge (mind) engender development."

The interior of the logo is an open book set against a red gear against a yellow background. The interior is intended to symbolize the technical and vocational education and training provided by the university. The Adinkra symbol of “Ntesie” or “Mate masie” (literally, “I have heard and I have kept it”) is a Ghanaian cultural symbol for learning, which is set on a blue background with yellow waves representing the location of the institution near the sea.

The royal blue colour that encircles the emblems in the logo represents the global appeal of the education, and that "the sky the limit" for all students. The fire red colour symbolizes hard work and personal sacrifices which underlie success in all endeavours. The rich yellow colour encapsulates wealth that results from the application of the skills and knowledge acquired through the unique education at the Takoradi Polytechnic.

History

Takoradi Polytechnic was established as Government Technical Institute in 1954. In 1965, it was upgraded to a second cycle institution. Until the 1990s, the institution operated under the administration of the Ghana Education Service. During that period, it offered programs mainly at the Craft and Technician Certificate levels in commercial and technical subjects.

As part of the Ghana Educational Reforms, which began in the late 1980s, Takoradi Polytechnic and five other institutions were upgraded to become part of the Ghana Tertiary Education System by the Polytechnic Law of 1992 (PNDCL 321), amended by the Polytechnics Act 2007, (745).

Takoradi Polytechnic began to offer Higher National Diploma programs in the 1992-1993 academic year. Currently, the Takoradi Polytechnic has two campuses, one in Effia (Takoradi), and one in Butumagyebu (Sekondi).

In 2012, the Management of Takoradi Polytechnic announced the institution had secured a $6 million grant from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to develop a modern campus for oil and gas studies, located on a 155-acre land acquired at Akatakyie-Ahanta, near Takoradi. The new campus will be dedicated to engineering programs to serve the needs of the growing oil, gas, and other related industries.

Schools

School of Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Building Technology

Department of Civil Engineering

Department of Electrical and Electronics

Department of Furniture and Design

School of Applied Sciences

Department of Science

Department of Computer Science

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management

School of Applied Art

Ceramics

Graphics

Textiles Design & Technology

Painting

Sculpture

Fashion Design & Technology

Liberal Studies

School of Business

Accountancy Department

Secretaryship and Management Department

Purchasing and Supply Department

Marketing Department

Tourism Department

Corporate Partnerships

The TTE Technical Training Group, a UK technical training school in the oil & gas industries announced a major partnership in Ghana with Tullow Oil to establish a new training centre aimed at equipping local technicians for work in the oil, gas, manufacturing, and mining industries. The Minister of Education, Professor Jane Naana Poku-Agyemang commissioned a $6 million Technical Training Centre in Takoradi Polytechnic to train Ghanaian students in these fields on 21 June 2013. The centre, named "Jubilee Technical Training Centre," was co-sponsored by the Oil Jubilee Partners, Tullow Ghana Limited, Anadarko WCTP Company, Kosmos Energy, Ghana National Petroleum Company, and Sabre Oil/Gas Holding Limited. The centre is the first in West Africa to offer diploma accredited qualifications to support industry and commerce in Ghana

As part of an effort to provide practical training for undergraduates, as well as an effort to improve the institution's business relationships, Accra Brewery Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Takoradi Polytechnic. The MOU, which covers a four-year period, allows students to learn at the brewery.

Awards and Achievements

Takoradi Polytechnic was nominated as the Best Regional Polytechnic in Science and Education by the Europe Business Assembly (EBA). In a statement signed by the EBA International Relations Manager Anna Gorobets, the award is in recognises the Polytechnic Institutes professionalism in teaching and learning, the quality of its researchers, the introduction and realization of international programmes, and the institution's contributions to national educational development. The statement added that the Rector of the Polytechnic will be presented with an award for the ‘Best Manager of the Year’ in the science and education field.

Takoradi Polytechnic received an award for being the best in examination ethics in Ghana for the year 2012 by the Exam Ethics Marshals International (EEMI). The Rector of the Polytechnic, Reverend Professor Daniel Agyapong Nyarko, was also named an honorary Exam Ethics Master Marshal for his contribution towards ensuring transparency and integrity in the conduct of examinations.

Takoradi Polytechnic was ranked the first among polytechnics in Ghana for the second time running by the world universities ranking body, Webomatics, the largest public research body known for its scientific methods in web ranking. The Polytechnic maintained its 2012 first position among polytechnics in Ghana and placed third in Sub-Saharan Africa, coming after Auchi Polytechnic and Yaba College of Technology.

References

Takoradi Polytechnic Wikipedia

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