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The Ghana School of Railways and Infrastructure Development has finally started operations.

The School of Railways and Infrastructure Development is part of the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa. All programmes being offered by the School are engineering courses.

On January 15, 2021, the first batch of students reported to the School and are currently undergoing orientation.

In 2021, the School is expected to admit some 300 students. Over the next four years, the School is looking to admit about 5,000 students.

The duration of each programme is four years.

For years (2017-2021), the Minister of Railways Development, Hon. Joe Ghartey, spearheaded the establishment of the School.

With the massive investments made in the railway sector by the Akufo-Addo Government, the development of human resource capacity in the sector is expected to record a major boost.

It would be recalled that Hon. Ghartey signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa to develop the Railways Training School into an accredited Institution of higher learning for the award of certificates and diplomas.

The collaboration was also aimed at transforming the Railways Training School into a degree-awarding university.

And after years of hard work by the Member of Parliament for Essikado-Ketan Constituency and key stakeholders in the railway sector, Ghana now has a Railway School fully operational.

The School is creating employment in Tarkwa, with residents renting their pro properties to students who have moved to the area to pursue courses in railway development.