The Takoradi Technical University, without
limiting its other powers, shall;
1. Award degrees, diplomas, certificates and
other qualifications as may be agreed upon by the Council of the Takoradi
Technical University as established under section 4 of the Technical
Universities Act, and approved by the national body responsible for
accreditation.
2. Offer Higher National Diploma programmes
approved, accredited, examined and certified by the national bodies responsible
for Higher National Diploma programmes and awards.
3. Provide for the general welfare, recreational
and social needs of staff and students of the Takoradi Technical University.
4. Exercise powers that are incidental to the
achievement of the aims of the Takoradi Technical University.
5. Increase access to career focused tertiary
education in general, while encouraging female enrolment in applied science and
technology programmes.
6. Develop appropriate attitudes and required
skills in Information Technology (IT) and entrepreneurship to equip the
students with such basic skills for industry.
7. Promote industrialization through relevant
research, consultancy and linkage programmes, for social and economic
development in the region and the country as a whole.
To be the most preferred engineering and applied
sciences university of choice devoted to excellence in teaching and applied
industrial research to produce competent world-class human resource for the
strategic development of industry in order to achieve an enhanced national and
global development.
The Takoradi Technical University shall be
dedicated to advanced instructional delivery in engineering and applied sciences
and also creative arts, business and technology-based research disciplines in
strong collaboration with industry through competency-based teaching
approaches, which contribute to the advancement of the Western Region and Ghana
as a whole.
The objective of the University shall be to
provide higher education in the engineering, science and technology-based
disciplines, technical and vocational programmes, applied arts and related
disciplines. However, Takoradi Technical University has dynamically positioned
itself to focus on its two core faculties, which are Engineering and Applied
Sciences based on the under-listed principles;
1. Make higher education equally accessible to
all persons suitably qualified and capable of benefiting from education and
training offered at a technical university.
2. Determine the programmes of study by
considering the multiplicity of scientific theories and methodologies.
3. Use competency-based and practice-oriented
approaches in teaching, organisation and delivery of courses/ programmes.
4. Develop strong linkages and collaboration with
relevant industries, businesses, professional bodies and technical experts in
the delivery of programmes.
5. Offer programmes and courses within the
mandate of technical university.
6. Provide opportunities for skills development,
applied research and publication of research findings.
The Takoradi Technical University shall achieve
its core objective mentioned-above through its Sections/Units, Offices,
Departments, Directorates, Centre’s, Institutes and Faculties.
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