ABSTRACT
This study examines the skills competence of workers in the garment firms and skillsbased competitiveness of the garment industries of Ghana. A total of 34 garment firms
made up of 27 firms registered with the Association of Ghana Industries and seven
firms registered with the Ghana Free Zones Board, as well as 205 workers of the
garment industries were selected for the study. The Explanatory Sequential Mixed
Method Approach was used for the study in which the quantitative process was first
used, followed by the quantitative process. Data were gathered using questionnaires
and followed by interviews of some selected workers and management of garment
firms. The quantitative data was analysed using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation
and Simple Linear Regression while the interviews were analysed using Thematic
Analysis. The results show that the garment firms in Ghana have high levels of skills
gaps and shortages in critical skills areas of garment production, such as in computeraided design, machine repairs, and quality assurance, among others. As a result of the
skills gaps and shortages many of the garment firms are operating at a competitive
disadvantage. Therefore, it is recommended that the garment firms should collaborate
with academic and training institutions to increase the skills capacity of garment
workers. Garment firms should also adopt competitive manufacturing strategies such
as the use of technology, low-cost and added-value manufacturing among others to
increase competitiveness. Finally, the Department of Labour should conduct periodic
labour skills analysis so that up-to-date information about labour competencies,
challenges and opportunities are known to academics, policy makers and industrial who
depend on such information for human resource planning. The labour analysis can be
done through some sort of liaison with COTVET and AGI as partners.
SENAYAH, W (2021). Skill-Based Competence And Competitiveness In The Garment-Manufacturing Firms Of Ghana.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/skill-based-competence-and-competitiveness-in-the-garment-manufacturing-firms-of-ghana
SENAYAH, WILLIAM "Skill-Based Competence And Competitiveness In The Garment-Manufacturing Firms Of Ghana." Afribary. Afribary, 16 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/skill-based-competence-and-competitiveness-in-the-garment-manufacturing-firms-of-ghana. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.
SENAYAH, WILLIAM . "Skill-Based Competence And Competitiveness In The Garment-Manufacturing Firms Of Ghana.". Afribary, Afribary, 16 Apr. 2021. Web. 10 Aug. 2022. < https://afribary.com/works/skill-based-competence-and-competitiveness-in-the-garment-manufacturing-firms-of-ghana >.
SENAYAH, WILLIAM . "Skill-Based Competence And Competitiveness In The Garment-Manufacturing Firms Of Ghana." Afribary (2021). Accessed August 10, 2022. https://afribary.com/works/skill-based-competence-and-competitiveness-in-the-garment-manufacturing-firms-of-ghana