About PRECEVID
PRECEVID presents a unique opportunity for training and real world practice for the promotion of Competency Based Training (CBT) methodology, an outcome –based learning concept that has received worldwide acceptance as an effective way of delivering training especially in Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
PRECEVID’s hospitality unit the first to be established is modeled on the hotel school concept where the Rosewood Cottage has been built as a practice guesthouse/hotel for learning purposes and industrial training.
The whole idea of PRECEVID is to focus on the facilitator/ trainer/instructor who is the fulcrum around which the quality of training revolves- It is said the quality of training cannot exceed that of the trainer. The trainer is therefore very important in all these processes.
Vision &
Mission
Vision
A Centre of Excellence to develop and promote Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and lifelong learning.
Mission
Our mission is to develop competent trainers and instructors in TVET who will impart skills, knowledge and values to trainees for sustainable livelihoods through Competency Based Training ( CBT) approaches.
History
PRECEVID was established as an initiative of the Vocational Training for Females ( VTF) Programme under the leadership of Madam Comfort Ntiamoa-Mensah . A very critical gap identified was the low quality of the trainer/instructor from whom the delivery process starts from. It is said that “the quality of training cannot exceed that of the teacher”. The resultant effect of this deficiency was the low outcome of employment for TVET graduates due to inadequate competencies leading to, low income, low self-esteem, low confidence level and a negative perception of the TVET sector. Statistics show that about 80% percent of all TVET training takes place in the informal sector through the traditional apprenticeship system where most of the master crafts persons have very low literacy levels. There are not structured way of training or methods of assessment. The assumption this kind of training leads one directly into the industry but for lack of standards in the training delivery there are problems with training and product quality. This affects the marketability and competitiveness of local goods and services.
History
The short term approach was to organize in-service training sessions for the instructors but the long term solution was to establish a Centre for the holistic training of vocational teachers both in the formal and informal settings in pedagogy and other related soft skills such as entrepreneurship skills, ICT, counseling etc. and also train and re- train in hard skilled areas beginning with hospitality, fashion design and in the building trades ( construction, plumbing, carpentry etc.) These areas were prioritized because of their relevance and market demand.
In 2003, a baseline study commissioned by the VTF Programme confirmed the need for a Centre to train vocational teachers but could be done from existing facilities. The VTF Programme made a strong case for the construction of a new Centre to promote the new ideals of vocational teacher training through Competency Based Training (CBT). The CBT is a new approach which could not be delivered successfully in old and traditional designs. This was to reflect the biblical allusion of not putting new wine into an old wine skin.
A fundraising plan led to the Presbyterian Church of Ghana donating a 14-acre land in Kumasi for the construction of the Centre, The Presbyterian World Service & Development (PWSD) in Canada donated money for the fencing of the land. Eventually in 2006, the Protestant Development Services ( EED), Germany agreed to fund the construction of the Centre. In May 2008, the site was handed over to a contractor for work to begin and the Centre inaugurated on 26 August 2012 still as work in progress.
PRECEVID has links with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana as the legal holder of the VTF Programme.