Study to assess the inclusion of youth with disabilities in TVET and among selected companies in the Ghanaian Tourism and Hospitality Sector - SKILL UP Ghana Project
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The ILO SKILL UP Ghana project, in collaboration with the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training conducted a study to access the inclusion of persons with disability within the Ghanaian Tourism and Hospitality sector.
An assessment study of the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the Technical Vocation Education and Training system and in selected companies in the Ghanaian Tourism and Hospitality industry sector was undertaken as part of ILO’s project “Skill-Up - Upgrading Skills for a Changing World of Work”, funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The overall objectives of this assessment were to identify, through surveys with staff from training institutions and companies, and including with persons with disabilities, key challenges and barriers limiting disability inclusion, opportunities to address these challenges and inclusive approaches in practice.
The results of this assessment provide evidence and recommendations to support the formulation and implementation of policies to facilitate disability-inclusiveness in the TVET system and in the industry sector.
This assessment study found deficits in the supply of TVET and in the labour demand for persons with disabilities. There were no students with disabilities enrolled in the Tourism and Hospitality training programs offered by the interviewed institutions. Non-inclusive facilities and the lack of accessible forms of instructional materials are the major contributors to this shortfall.
On the labour demand side, the lack of inclusive human resource policies, especially in non-international companies, poses significant challenges to opportunities of employment for persons with disabilities in the sector. Cultural and religious barriers also contribute to the absence of disability-inclusiveness in the workplace, though this does not apply to international companies, since they follow global policy standards that benefit the participation of persons with disabilities at work on an equal basis with others.
Provisions to support overcoming these challenges should take into account the central role of the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPERSONS WITH DISABILTIES).
