Aim and Objectives:

To train students for middle-level workforce capacity so that they can support the country’s industrialization programmes.

The objectives:

1.The objectives of the 2-year programme in Construction Technology are to:

2.Equip students with the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to undertake professional tasks in the construction industry.

3.Enable students to acquire and develop transferable hands-on skills demanded by employers.

4.Train students to acquire critical entrepreneurial skills needed to identify business opportunities, establish businesses, and create employment for the youth;

5.Train students to develop and apply the highest professional ethics needed to function effectively in the construction industry.
 

Entry Requirements 

The duration of the Diploma programme is two (2) years, and to gain admission to the programme, an applicant must satisfy the following minimum entry requirements:

SSSCE Candidates:
Credit Passes (A-D) in six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three (3) relevant elective subjects from the following: Physics, Elective Mathematics, Chemistry, Building Construction, Wood/Metalwork, Technical Drawing/Engineering Science, Economics, Geography, Government, History, ICT, General Knowledge in Art, Communication Design, Agric Science, Sculpture, Ceramic Graphic Design and Painting.

WASSCE Candidates:
Credit Passes (A1-C6) in six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three (3) relevant elective subjects from the following: Physics, Elective Mathematics, Chemistry, Building Construction, Wood/Metalwork, Technical Drawing/Engineering Science, Economics, Geography, Government, History, ICT, General Knowledge in Art, Communication Design, Agric Science, Sculpture, Ceramic Graphic Design and Painting.

GCE:
Passes in three (3) subjects (at least one of the passes should be Grade D or better) at GCE ‘A’ Level, including Mathematics and any two from the following: Physics, Elective Mathematics, Chemistry, Economics and Geography. In addition, the applicant must have credit passes (Grade 6) in five GCE Ordinary Level subjects, including English Language, Mathematics, a science subject (for non-science students) and an Arts subject (for science students).

Mature Students:
The applicant must be at least 25 years old and show proof of age with a birth certificate or any legitimate documentary proof of date of birth, which is at least 5 years old at the time of application, with English and mathematics or SSSCE passes in Core English and Core Mathematics.

e)Construction Technician Course Part I (CTC 1) graduates can apply.

f)SSSCE/WASSCE holders who could not obtain the required grades (E8/F in English or Mathematics) for direct entry into the programme shall undergo an access course to aid their enrolment.

g)Intermediate Certificate Holders: Credit Passes (Credit–Distinction) in six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three

(3)CTVET relevant trade subjects from the following: Construction Practices, Construction material processing (CMP), Block laying and Concreting, Carpentry and Joinery, Painting and Decorating, Construction Technology, Fundamentals of Designing and Drafting, Architectural Drafting, Technical Drawing, Plumbing and Gas Fitting, Tilling and Pass in Practical Work.

h)Pre-Engineering Candidate: Candidate with good passes in all subjects in pre-engineering courses offered by Kumasi Technical University.

i)Other Related Programme. Candidates with good passes in other related diploma programmes, such as Procurement, ICT, Materials Engineering, etc, can apply to join levels to be determined.

j)Foreign applicants’  certificates shall be referred to GTEC for verification and determination.

Employment Prospects of Graduates:

Areas of employment include:
•Construction firms, e.g., building, roads, railways, and other infrastructure contractors (such as clerks of works, quantity surveyor assistants, and safety officers).

•District/Municipal and Metropolitan Assemblies (such as Engineers and building Inspectors). Specifically, graduates can be employed in institutions such as AESL, CSIR- BRRI, PWD, DUR, Highways, Feeder Roads, and other Tertiary institutions/educational sectors.

•All corporate institutions/organisations.

•Estate Developers (as Site Engineers/Supervisors).

•Entrepreneurs (self-employed as contractors, building materials merchants, building materials manufacturers and consultants).
•Consultancy firms.

Sectors of the Economy that employ graduates of the programme; Grandaunts possess the technical knowledge and professional skills highly sought after by employers related to the following industry;

i. Building Industry.

ii. Services industry.

iii. Civil Engineering Industry.

iv. Oil and Gas Industry.

v. Telecommunication Industry.

vi. Infrastructural and Services Industry.

vii. Real Estate Industry.

viii. Health Industry.

ix. Agricultural Industry.

x. Mining Industry.

xi. Manufacturing Industry and

xii. Supply Chain management.

The course is designed to enable students to take the professional examination and become professional members of the following Profession. Programmes:

•Project Management Institute (PMI).

•Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB, UK).

•American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE, USA).

•Association for the Advancement of Technology (AACE).

•Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS, Ghana.)

•Institute of Chartered Cost Engineers (IQSCE, USA).

•Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS, UK).