He expressed satisfaction about the innovations and creativity in adding value to its products and services as well as plans of establishing a factory for waste processing, which would provide jobs for the Ghanaians.

He commended the company for distributing electrical cables and accessories for both international and domestic market, saying their effort has demonstrated commitment in expanding operations across Africa.

Dr Mensah-Darkwa said this in Tema when he led a group of students of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Department to tour the facility of Reroy Cables to learn at first hand the operations of the company.

He said the tour was part of the department’s policy to expose the students to company’s related to their fields to have a practical experience of what they have been taught in the classroom, saying that it was the expectation of the department to get the students employed after school.

“As a college we taught it prudent to expose the students from the theoretical classroom work to know what exactly happens on the job market, since most of the time they have short periods for internship, which is not enough”, he added.

He was impressed by the facility as it was a Ghanaian-owned company, and urged Ghanaians to patronage made-in-Ghana products to boost the country’s economic growth.He observed that when students embark on these field trips, the department listens to them and assess their report which helps them to reshape their teaching methods to fit the current trends in the job market.

Mrs Kate Quartey-Papafio, the Chief Executive Officer of Reroy Cables, said the company’s trade mark was to produce quality products to serve the markets, stressing that adding value to products was critical in creating jobs for the youth.Mrs Quartey-Papafio said the company produces over 6,000 metric tons of Aluminium and 2,000 metric tons of Copper cables annually and there were plans to increase capacity to reach other African countries.

 Ms Firdaws Layani Osman, a student of Metallurgical Engineering Department of KNUST, commended the company for the opportunity, saying the tour had helped her to understand how the processes works on the field since they try to imagine what has been taught to them.

She urged management of KNUST to institute more of industrial tour for practical experience and enhance their understanding of the classroom theory. Mr Daniel Ewusi-Essel a student of Materials Engineering Department of KUST urged the company to produce more of their raw materials locally instead of importing them from turkey to create job employment opportunities.