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Ho Technical University Informant Volume 2, Issue 3 July. - Sept. 2017 Edition Ho Technical University: Adanu Nazu Kekeli THE EDITORIAL This quarter begins the n e w a c a d e m i c y e a r ( 2 0 1 7 / 2 0 1 8 ) . T h e editorial Team is pleased HTU HAS A NEW to report on major events during the third quarter of COUNCIL CHAIRMAN the year 2017. Notable among them are, the he long awaited Governing Council constitution of the first of Ho Technical University was finally sworn in by the Hon. Minster substantive Council of the T of Education ... see story at page 6 Ho Technical University, 3 r d N a t i o n a l F o o d Hygiene, Safety and Sanitation Conference, launching of the African Journal of Technical E d u c a t i o n a n d Management (AJTEM), report on admission outreach, collaboration w i t h A c c o u n t a n c y professional bodies, orientation of fresh students, project grants nother Academic year is here with us and I VICE-CHANCELLOR’S a n d s k i l l s t r a i n i n g , BRIEF Exhibitions as well as Awish to welcome you all back from the vacation capacity building of staff. and to invite you to kick start the academic year with vim. This semester is an We at the Informant innovative one because management wants to realign the academic year to extend hearty welcome to conform with others worldwide. In this regard, students are expected to go down f r e s h e r s a n d t h e before the Christmas Holidays. May I take this opportunity to Congratulate and continuing students. We welcome the Chairman and Members of the HTU Council. It is my hope that the Council would support management to deepen the brand of HTU as a flag bearer appreciate your feedback of Technical and Vocational Education provider in Ghana and beyond. The agenda as always. You are invited for the conversion reforms continues hence, Faculty and staff are enjoined to to read on. reposition themselves through attitudinal and behavioural change process. Your support is appreciated as always. HTC LAUNCHES FACULTY- Page 2 PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL A C T I V I T I E S See story at page 4 February tu. applicant/ Call 0504450254 / 0500553508 tu. FACULTY A C T I V I T I E S c o r n e r Prof. E. J. Flolu RD Council Chairman, HTU 3 NATIONAL FOOD HYGIENE, SAFETY AND SANITATION CONFERENCE HELD rof. E. J. Flolu is a renowned professor of rd music and creative arts and has worked at he 3 National Food Hygiene, all levels of the education system in Safety and Sanitation was held P th th Ghana for a total of 40 years as a professional from 27 – 28 September, 2017 at teacher, scholar and manager starting from 1974 T Ho Technical University on the theme with the Ghana Education Service (GES) upon completion of his initial teacher training at the “Sustaining Food Hygiene, Food Safety then E. P. Training College, Amedzofe in the and Sanitation Practices in the Hospitality Volta Region. He completed his undergraduate and Tourism Industry in Ghana. ” The studies at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) essence was to highlight the need for with B. Mus (Hons) and Dip. Ed. in 1982, and was subsequently posted to the erstwhile National stakeholders to strive and improve upon Academy of Music (NAM) at Winneba in the sanitation, food safety knowledge and Central Region. After his doctoral research at the practices as means to achieving the University of York, England in 1994, Prof. Flolu AFETY AND sustainable development goals (SDGs); was appointed as Lecturer in the Department of issues bordering on hygiene; food Music Education, promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer in 1998, and then to Associate contaminants ; environmental pollution Professor in 2004. Between 1986 and 1991, and degradation. Sanitation and hygiene of Prof. Flolu participated actively in the debates, individuals and communitises are critical to seminars and workshops organised by the human, social and economic development University Rationalisation Committee (URC) which eventually gave birth to the then University agenda enshrined in the SDGs. College of Education of Winneba (UCEW) in GIENE, S 1992 with the amalgamation of the existing In his welcome address, the Interim Vice- Diploma Awarding Colleges of Education. Chancellor, Prof. E. K.Sakyi noted that, the Subsequently, Prof Flolu became part of the first Conference was organised to create a group of the teaching staff of the former UCEW. ONFERENCE HELD platform for Researchers, Academics, Since 1985, Prof. Flolu worked closely with the Government Regulatory Agencies, Ghana Education Service (GES), Ministry of Education (MOE) and other national Boards and Industry, Stakeholders and Students to Councils including the National Council for come together and deliberate on issues of Te r t i a r y E d u c a t i o n ( N C T E ) , N a t i o n a l OOD HY food hygiene, food safety and sanitation. Accreditation Board (NAB) and Council for The Vice Chancellor assured the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), and participated in the drafting of TION C participants that he will continue to provide A the needed leadership for faculties and various curriculum and policy documents for AL F both the 1987 Educational Reforms and the departments to do 'what universities do.' 2004 Review of Education Reforms in Ghana. In Prof. Sakyi thanked the Department of 2002, he served on the President's Committee on Review of Education Reforms in Ghana and Food Science and Technology, the Faculty was a co-chairman of the sub-committee on of Applied Sciences and Technology, the ANIT Teacher Education. Prof. Flolu recently worked TION Planning Committee and administrative with NCTE to develop various documents to S A staff who supported in the organisation of support the transition of the Colleges of Education to tertiary level status in Ghana; chaired the Committee to draft the Harmonised N Scheme of Service and served as a member of RD See continuation at Page 10 Page TWO 3 the 3rd Conference. In his acceptance speech as the Prof Jemmy Takramah of the University of Cape Chairman of the Conference, Prof. Flolu admonished Coast and Dr Vuvor of University of Ghana, Other faculty of the University to take advantage of the presenters were from Regulatory Bodies such as Conference to disseminate their research findings and Food and Drugs Authority and the Ghana Standard collaborate with other researchers. He said presenting Authority made up of fifteen (15) scientific papers at conferences such as this one was necessary were presented at the parallel sessions . confidence booster for enhancing and enriching research of faculty. Speaking on behalf of the Volta Regional Minister, Mr. Teku, Municipal Director of Education, noted that, the Conference was important for education because of the vulnerability of children we are handling in terms of food safety . Mr Teku said that, it was always a great joy to be associated with initiatives aimed at raising awareness and standards in food safety, food hygiene and sanitation and that food safety and hygiene has become public concern and government is putting necessary arrangements in place to ensure Ghanaians are safe and secured. Consumers are demanding protection for the whole food supply chain. According to him, this protection can only occur if our regulatory bodies and stakeholders including the consumers work in an integrated way, thereby building consumer confidence in the safety of our food products. 'We should be careful with the source of the food consumed' he intimated. He further evinced that findings from the Conference should help eradicate food borne illnesses, eliminate poor hygiene practices and that food poisoning should not be attributed to superstition. He made reference to recent cholera outbreak as caused by, lack of knowledge, attitude and illiteracy. He assured the University of the Regional Coordinating Council's support in dealing with the canker. He challenged the organisers and the University to propose workable solutions to the menace of insanitary conditions and food contaminations for implementation. Ghana's progress in achieving MDG7 as a country has been slow due to poor sanitation and weak enforcement of laws. Proceedings of Conference should be published in educational journals. Conference as forum in addressing SDG 2 & 6(Food security, clean water) but also urged that SDG 3 should be added to ensure good health which is real wealth. He was sure that at the end of the Conference we would come out with strategies to achieve SDG 2,3 and 6. His expectations are that, diseases, poor sanitation and other unhealthy practices would be eradicated. The Key Note Speakers during the Conference were, Prof, Zotor of University of Health and Allied Sciences , Page THREE PHOTOGRAPHERS TRAINED ON MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY STRATEGIES AND TRENDS 3 - D a y workshop for Ap h o t o g r a- phers in and around the Volta Region was organised by the D e p a r t m e n t o f Industrial Art dubbed “The 21st Century Photographer” at Ho Technical University from 29th to 31st August, 2017. The workshop was organized to help the local photographers to better their skills in photography and also to stay in business. The advent of digital phones has invariably affected the income of many local HTC LAUNCHES photographers as many people prefer to take pictures with their tablets and phones.

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