The Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design Institute Africa (JACCD) has unveiled its plans to become a full-fledged university and to include more creative disciplines aimed at cultivating talents in the creative industry.
Management of JACCD revealed that it has extended its mandate beyond being a fashion school, to include training in other creative sectors with an inclusive curriculum to broaden the skills and knowledge of its learners.
Speaking to Citi News on the sidelines of its 29th Graduation ceremony, founder and president of JACCD Design Institute Africa, Joyce Ababio reaffirmed the institute’s commitment to train and produce professional creative designers.
“I think our curriculum is amazing. Everything is taught to you to understand the work that you are doing. We are hoping to have chartered. We are at the tail end of it. So hopefully we will be a full university in no time.
“We are not just a fashion design school. We also have TV and film, interior design, graphic design, animation and gaming, and photography. So those are all the different disciplines we’ve added to the programmes that we used to do. So, the hope is we continue to add on different creative things to the curriculum that we have.”
Ababio entreated interested persons who wish to nurture their creative talents to enroll at JACCD.
“We have shown that we are the best. We have a majority of all fashion designers in Ghana come out of this institution. So those who are seriously interested in being in the creative sector, this is the best place to be.”
Guest Speaker at the event, Oheneyere Gifty Anti encouraged the graduates to forge ahead in their pursuit of success, notwithstanding the challenges they may encounter as they ascend the academic ladder.
“If you want to succeed in this field or whatever field you find yourself, you need to be consistent. Being consistent means being careful, and constantly adding value to yourself. Be dynamic. There are limitless possibilities out there. There are lots of things you can do. Dare to be different. Dare to explore.”
Anita Aseye, who emerged as the Best student for the graduating class with a JACCD Certificate in Fashion Award, asserted that “It’s possible, anything you want to do, just make a step. When you set your mind on it, trust God and I believe that at the end of the day, you can make it.”
She further debunked stereotypic opinions, which depict that fashion designers are not academically inclined and stressed how mentally demanding it is to be a professional designer.
