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About Embik
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Embik College of Vocational Agricultural and Learning centre , located at Abrakaso ,near Agona in the Ashanti Region .The College and Learning Centre started as a private farm by the CEO of Embik Limited on a 19 acre Land in the early 90's.The Community Based Rural Development after assessment of the farm facilities designated Embik Farms as a learning centre in 2005 .For maximum utilisation of facilities all year round , it was decided to run a regular course whose tutors would be available all year round for short parctical training sessions .The National Vocational training Institute (NVTI) programme in General Agriculture that runs for a whole year came to mind .In November 2007 Embik college of Vocational Agriculture (ECOVA)was born.
Below are the courses that we offer at ECOVA.
REGULAR COURSES (2-3years)
1.Farm Mechanization
2.Farm Management and Agricultural Extension
3.Crop Science
4.Animal Science (Livestock and Poultry Production)
5.Animal Behaviour
6.Information Communication Technology
7.Entreprenuership
SHORT COURSES (1DAY-1MONTH)
1.Farm Managaement and Agricultural Extension
2.Rabbit and Grasscutter Production
3.Mushroom Production and Processing
4.Beekeeping and Honey Processing
5.Snail Rearing
6.Poultry Production
FEES
1.Regular Courses (NVTI) = Gh¢ 180.00 per semester
2.Short Courses
- 1day - Seminar = Gh¢ 75.00
- 2weeks - Training = Gh¢ 150.00
- 1month -Training = Gh¢ 200.00
Objectives | |
The Embik Learning Centre has been established in a rural setting with the main objective of improving the technical skills of peasant farmers and training the youth in vocational agriculture to enhance agricultural productivity and income, reduce rural poverty, assist the development of the rural economy and reduce the rate of the rural – urban migration. Training is supported in all areas with production activities to render training as practical as possible in animal, crop and non traditional agricultural production.
NVTI Programmes | |
The College runs National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) programmes in Agriculture to provide a structured training programme of one to two years to the Junior and Senior High School graduates who want to make agriculture a vocation.
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Embik College | |
All training activities are undertaken under the auspices of the Embik College of Vocational Agriculture (ECOVA) which is managed by university graduates with long experience in teaching and in farmer training with the support of experts from the Ministry of Agriculture and NGOs. Entrepreneurship | |
The NVTI training programme includes an Introduction to Entrepreneurship to encourage trainees to have a business approach to agriculture to correct the traditional notion that agriculture is mainly for subsistence. |
