Koforidua Technical University is one of the ten

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established in every region in

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. It was founded in 1997. Since 1999 it has produced graduates with

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in accountancy, (secretaryship and management studies),

marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

, purchasing and supply,

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s and

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Introduction

The institution has five faculties and one institute: Faculty of Business and Management Studies, Faculty of

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and

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, Faculty of

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, Faculty of Built and Natural Environment, Faculty of

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and Allied Sciences and the Institute of Open and Distance Learning. Since its establishment the university, its number of HND programs have increased from 2 to 14. 6 of the programs are offered by the School of Business and Management Studies, 6 from the

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and 4 from the School of Applied Science and Technology. To fulfill its 2010-2014 strategic plans, it now offers

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programs for only 2 courses-procurement and

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. Other courses are looking to be added. Koforidua Technical University has the support of a number of institutions which includes Ministry of Education and its agencies
National Council for Tertiary Education

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National Board for Professional and Technician Examinations
/Http://www.getfund.gov.gh/ Ghana Education Trust Fundand th
Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Koforidua Technical university is now offering below undergraduate courses

Faculty of Business and Management Studies

# Department of Accountancy * Bachelor of Technology Accounting * HND Accounting # Department of Purchasing & Supply * Bachelor of Technology Procurement & Supply Chain Management * HND Purchasing & Supply # Department of Marketing * Bachelor of Technology Marketing * HND Marketing # Department of Secretaryship & Management Studies * Bachelor of Technology Secretaryship & Management Studies * HND Secretaryship & Management Studies # Department of Professional Studies The department runs Diploma in Business Studies (DBS) with various options; * DBS Statistics * DBS Information Technology (IT) * DBS Entrepreneurship * DBS Accounting * DBS Purchasing & Supply * DBS Banking & Finance * DBS Marketing * DBS Secretarial # Department of Liberal Studies

Faculty of Applied Science and Technology

* Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) * HND Statistics * HND Computer Science * HND Network Management * HND Hospitality Management * HND Food Technology (Morning only) * HND Postharvest Technology (Morning only) * HND Fashion Design and Textiles (in collaboration with Cape Coast Polytechnic)

Faculty of Engineering

* B.Tech. Automotive Engineering * B.Tech. Civil Engineering * B.Tech. Mechatronics Engineering * B.Tech. Telecommunication Engineering * B.Tech. Renewable Energy Systems Engineering * HND Environmental Management Technology * HND Automotive Engineering * HND Mechanical Engineering * HND Renewable Energy Systems Engineering * HND Electrical/Electronic Engineering * HND Civil Engineering * Construction Technician Course I, II, and III * Electrical Engineering Technician I, II, and III * Motor Vehicle Technician I, II, and III * Mechanical Engineering Technician I, II, and III

Faculty of Built and Natural Environment

The aspect of engineering and social sciences, built environment, or built world, directly point to the human-made environment that provide the setting for human activity, commencing in scale from buildings to cities and over. It refers to "the human-made space in which people live, work and recreate on a day-to-day basis." The sciences of the built environment cover architecture, urbanism, building technology, civil engineering, landscaping and the management of built stock mutations and operations. The built environment comprehends places and spaces enacted or amended by people to serve their needs of accommodation, organisation and representation. Below are its related courses; * B.Tech. Building Technology * HND Building Technology * HND Environmental Management Technology

Faculty of Health and Allied Sciences

* HND Statistics * HND Hospitality Management * HND

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* HND Network Management * Cookery 812/1 & 2 * Food and Beverage Service * Fashion and Designing *

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Faculty of Engineering

Dean: Dr. John Bonney (PhD. (London), MSc. (Kumasi), BSc. (Kumasi)

Non HND Programmes

*CTC I, II & III *EET I, II & III *MVT I, II & III *MET I, II, III *Pre HND OR Access Course New engineering block

School of Applied Science and Technology

Dean: Dr Seth Okyere Darko (PhD (China), MSc. (Kumasi), Bsc (Kumasi), GSA

Non HND Programmes

*Cookery 812/1 & 812/2 and food beverage services *

* ICDL

School of Business and Management Studies

Dean: Dr. Regina Bekoe-Biney PhD (Costa Rica), MA, PgDp (Cape coast), BEd, Dip, CIAMC-Ghana

Non-HND Programmes

* DBS Accounting * DBS Secretarial * DBS Purchasing * DBS Marketing * DBS Statistics * DBS Management * DBS Computer Science * DBS Computer Engineering

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References

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