The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) and the Ghana Navy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen engineering professionalism, promote continuous professional development, and enhance technical capacity within the Navy.
The agreement, signed at the Naval Headquarters at Burma Camp in Accra, on July 31 2026, establishes a framework for collaboration in engineering practice, professional licensing, knowledge sharing and capacity building in support of national development.
Speaking after the signing ceremony, the President of the Ghana Institution of Engineering, Ing Ludwig Annang Hesse, F-GhIE, said the partnership reflected GhIE’s commitment to ensuring that engineering practitioners uphold the highest standards of competence and professionalism.
He explained that the collaboration would support the professional licensing of engineers within the Ghana Navy while providing continuous professional development (CPD) programmes tailored to the specialised needs of military engineering practitioners.
“The Ghana Navy is committed to ensuring that all its engineering practitioners are professionally licensed to practise,” he said.
“Through this partnership, GhIE will assist the Navy to license its engineers and provide relevant continuous professional development programmes to enable them renew their licences annually and remain abreast of emerging engineering practices.”
Ing Hesse noted that the collaboration would also facilitate the development of specialised training programmes to address the unique operational and technical requirements of engineers serving in the military.
The Flag Officer Commanding Naval Logistics Command, Commodore Eric Osi, described the agreement as timely and beneficial to the Ghana Navy and the Ghana Armed Forces.
He said the partnership would provide naval engineers with access to professional development opportunities, engineering networks and technical expertise while ensuring compliance with national engineering standards and regulations.
The Ghana Navy has mechanical, electrical and other engineering professionals whose work is critical to our operations. Collaborating with the Ghana Institution of Engineering will give us access to professional courses, networking opportunities and industry best practices that will strengthen our engineering capacity,
He expressed confidence that the collaboration would contribute significantly to improving engineering practice within the Ghana Navy and the Armed Forces.
The MoU is expected to deepen collaboration between the two institutions through knowledge exchange, technical skills development and professional networking, while reinforcing GhIE’s mandate to regulate engineering practice and promote excellence in the profession.
The partnership also forms part of GhIE’s broader strategy to strengthen collaboration with key national institutions to advance engineering practice and support Ghana’s industrialisation and socio-economic development.
