Skills Deficit on the part of the Polytechnic Fashion Graduates: A yardstick for their Global Competiveness.

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Page 5815 Volume||4||Issue||09||September-2016||Pages-5815-5819||ISSN(e):2321-7545 Website: http://ijsae.in DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/ijsre/v4i09.02 Skills Deficit on the part of the Polytechnic Fashion Graduates: A yardstick for their Global Competiveness. Authors Mawutor Wovenu Dept of Fashion Design & TextilesGhana Emailmawutorwk1@gmail.com ABSTRACT There are alarming reports of skill deficits the world over. This survey reported a mean percentage of the skills deficit on the part of the polytechnic graduates at whooping 94%, a situation that is not a sine qua non of their competitiveness in the emerging globalization in the fashion industry. One hundred Graduates of five HND-awarding polytechnics took part in the survey. Focused, competency-based, dynamic, demanddriven, quality-conscious, globally-competitive curriculum was recommended for instruction at the training institutions.