Accra Technical University

Accra Technical University (ATU) start for 1949 as Technical School for Ghana wey dem commission am for 1957 as Accra Technical Institute before Ghana Parliament turn am go Polytechnic for 2007 insyd."Technical Education To Make Graduands Employers -Terkper - Government of Ghana". ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 14 April 2018.Dwomoh, Prof. Gabriel. "Conversion of polytechnics to universities serious error. Was Akilagpa Sawyerr right?". Graphic Online. Retrieved 14 April 2018."Accra Technical University confirms first COVID-19 case". Graphic Online. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

Later dem give am university status, so ecam turn Accra Technical University (ATU) for 2016. De school dey Accra, de capital city of Ghana.

Accra Technical University dey focus for technical den vocational education top. De school dey offer plenty academic programs like applied sciences, engineering, business, arts, den design.

 Dema History 

 Dema Establishment 
Accra Technical University be de first Technical University wey dem establish. Dem establish am for 1949 as Technical School wey dem commission am for 1957 as Accra Technical Institute. For 1963 insyd, dem change de name go Accra Polytechnic by order of de then President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. By de Polytechnic Law of 1992 (PNDC 321),"Polytechnic Law - GhanaLegal - Legal Portal for Ghana". laws.ghanalegal.com. wey ecam turn fully operative for de 1993/1994 academic year insyd, dem rise Accra Technical University go tertiary status. Dem put de institution under Higher Education Council plus power say ego fi award Higher National Diplomas through de National Board for Professional den Technician Examinations."NABPTEX – giving learners the confidence to demonstrate and fulfill their potential". Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

Plus de passage of de PNDC Law 321, de University upgrade ein programmes den facilities for insyd so say ego provide middle-level manpower so say ego revolutionise den feed de growing Ghanaian industries. Notwithstanding de difficulties wey characterize de sudden change ova from secondary go tertiary status, Accra Technical University make tremendous progress for ein review den expansion of curricula den suit contemporary needs. Accra Technical University start dey offer Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes for Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Building Technology, Civil Engineering, Furniture Design den Production, Secretaryship den Management Studies, Bilingual Secretaryship den Management Studies, Accountancy, Marketing, Purchasing den Supply, Hotel Catering den Institutional Management, Fashion Design den Textiles, Mathematics den Statistics, den Science Laboratory Technology. Dem maintain de technician courses wey de Polytechnic dey offer.

 Dema University status 
For 2007 insyd, dem bring de Polytechnic Act (Act 745) wey ecancel de PNDC Law 321 of 1992. Dis Act give de Polytechnics power say dem go fi award Higher National Diplomas (HND), Diplomas, den oda Certificates wey de National Accreditation Board (NAB) approve, den award Degrees under conditions wey de council of dat Polytechnic fi determine. Right now, Accra Technical University dey offer ten (10) Degree (Btec) den fifteen (15) HND Programmes. Dese programmes dey run for three schools. As sam tertiary institution, Accra Technical University dey under sam Council wey dem establish under de Technical University Act 2016 (Act 745).

 Dema Campus 
De campus dey Barnes road, Accra

 Demma Academics 
De university get five faculties.

 Dema Faculty of Engineering 

 Department of Mechanical Engineering
 Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering
 Department of Civil Engineering

 Dema Faculty of Built Environment 

 Department of Interior Design den Upholstery Technology
 Department of Building Technology

 Dema Faculty of Applied Sciences 

 Applied Mathematics den Statistics
 Science Laboratory Technology
 Computer Science
 Medical Laboratory Technology

 Dema Faculty of Applied Arts 

 Department of Hotel Catering & Institutional Management (HCIM)
 Fashion Design & Textile Department

 Dema Faculty of Business 

 Accountancy den Finance
 Management den Public Administration
 Procurement den Supply Chain Management.
 Marketing

 Dema HND Programmes 
Plus de upgrade for status insyd, de technician courses wey de school dey offer before still dey, wey dem add Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes for de following fields:

 Mechanical Engineering
 Electrical/Electronic Engineering
 Building Technology
 Civil Engineering
 Furniture Design den Production
 Secretaryship den Management Studies
 Bilingual Secretaryship den Management Studies
 Accountancy
 Marketing
 Purchasing den Supply
 Hotel Catering den Institutional Management
 Fashion Design den Textiles
 Mathematics den Statistics
 Science Laboratory Technology
 Medical Laboratory Science

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