The African Centre for Technical Training (ACTT) achieved a major feat as the overall best at the Ghana TVET Excellence Awards organized by the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) on 14th April 2026 at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. This is coming after the Founder & President, Penelope Brooke Thompson, was also presented with an award for promoting skills development, by the Vice President of Ghana H.E. Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, at the 10th Ghana Women of Excellence Awards.
Under the theme, “Celebrating Outstanding Skills, Innovation and Industry Partnerships”, the Ghana TVET Excellence Awards serve as a national platform to honour institutions, students, instructors, industry facilitators, and master craft persons who demonstrate exceptional commitment to skills development and technical excellence. This first edition was funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSF]) and implemented by the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Ghana in partnership with CTVET, Ghana’s Regulator and Promoter of Skills.
ACTT received national recognition, emerging as the Overall Best TVET Provider (Pre-Tertiary Level 1st Runner Up). This category recognizes public or private pre-tertiary TVET institutions (technical and vocational schools, training centres, or community-based institutions) that demonstrate outstanding performance in training quality, innovation, infrastructure, industry collaboration, and learner outcomes. It celebrates institutions that exemplify excellence in teaching and learning, compliance with CTVET standards, and significant contributions to workforce development at the foundational level. It was based on combined jury evaluation, field verification, and institutional impact.
This award is a testament to ACTT’s commitment to building a new pathway from skills to dignified work for young people in Ghana and across Africa. At a time when millions of young people are unemployed and employers struggle to find skilled talent, ACTT delivers a demand-driven technical training model that leads to real jobs, income growth, and economic inclusion. We are closing the gap between youth unemployment and skills shortages by rebuilding trust, standards, and dignity in technical work.
Looking ahead, ACTT is expanding to an additional campus in Kumasi which will increase training capacity to about 4,500 learners per year. We are actively seeking strategic partners to roll out 12 new courses across artisanal, technical and creative fields. Ultimately, ACTT will be established as a reference model for high-quality, locally led TVET, repositioning skilled technical work as a cornerstone of economic opportunity and national progress in Ghana, with a vision for scale across Africa.
