Abstract:
Informed by the capability approach and critical discourse
analysis, this article examines how the development of green
skills among master craftspersons and apprentices in the
informal sector of Ghana could be promoted for cleaner
production and sustainable futures. The findings show that
inequality and poverty; cyclical policy trap; sectoral green
initiatives and the green coordination gap; and limited
human resource capacity including uncoordinated informal
learning approaches serve to constrain the development of
green skills among master craftspersons and apprentices in
the informal sector of Ghana. To address these challenges,
the current study proposes the development of a framework
that (1) harmonises the different sectoral initiatives and stra tegies on green skills to avoid the cyclical policy trap; (2)
expands the current green Technical and Vocational
Education and Training (TVET) agenda to include green skills
development for individuals in the informal TVET sector; (3)
closes the coordination gap in government green initiatives
by creating an agency responsible for national green agenda;
and (4) creates clear qualification models and strategies for
the development of green skills in the informal sector
