Terms & Agreements

St. Mary's Technical Institute is a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institution located in Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana.

The Institute provides technical and vocational education and skills development aimed at equipping learners with practical knowledge, technical competencies, employable skills and entrepreneurial capabilities.

This website serves as an official digital information and communication platform of the Institute.

The website is provided primarily for educational, informational and administrative purposes. Visitors may use the website to:

• obtain information about St. Mary's Technical Institute;
• learn about available technical and vocational programmes;
• access admissions and application information;
• obtain information about academic and practical training activities;
• access institutional news, announcements and events;
• learn about facilities, projects, achievements and partnerships;
• make enquiries or contact the Institute; and
• access other online services introduced by the Institute.

Information published on the website does not, by itself, constitute an offer of admission, employment, scholarship, sponsorship, contract or other legally binding commitment unless expressly stated by the Institute.

Users must use the website lawfully and responsibly. You must not:

• use the website for unlawful, fraudulent or malicious activities;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, servers, databases or administrative systems;
• introduce viruses, malware or other harmful software;
• interfere with the normal operation or security of the website;
• impersonate another person or organisation;
• knowingly provide false or misleading information;
• collect personal information about another person without lawful authority;
• attempt to compromise website accounts or security controls;
• improperly extract or scrape information from the website through automated means; or
• reproduce or commercially exploit protected website content without appropriate permission.

The Institute reserves the right to restrict access where unlawful activity, misuse or attempted security compromise is detected.

The website may provide information concerning:

• programmes and courses;
• admission requirements;
• application procedures;
• academic calendars;
• reporting dates;
• programme duration;
• fees, where applicable; and
• other educational and training opportunities.

St. Mary's Technical Institute makes reasonable efforts to ensure that such information is accurate and current. However, programmes, admission requirements, fees, dates and applicable educational or government policies may change.

Applicants should verify important admissions and programme information through official Institute communication channels before making significant decisions.

The Institute endeavours to maintain accurate and up-to-date information on its website.

However, the Institute does not guarantee that all information will always be complete, current or free from errors.

Information may be corrected, modified, updated or removed when necessary.

Where website information conflicts with an official communication issued by St. Mary's Technical Institute or another competent educational or government authority, the relevant official communication shall prevail.

Unless otherwise indicated, text, photographs, graphics, logos, videos, documents, designs and other original materials appearing on the website belong to St. Mary's Technical Institute, relevant educational authorities, their respective licensors or other identified rights holders.

Website materials may be accessed and used for legitimate personal, educational and non-commercial purposes. Users may not reproduce, sell, republish, substantially modify or commercially exploit protected materials without appropriate authorisation.

The website may contain photographs, videos and other media featuring students, instructors, staff and participants in:

• practical training activities;
• workshops;
• competitions and exhibitions;
• ceremonies;
• institutional programmes;
• school events; and
• other educational activities.

The Institute will endeavour to use such materials responsibly and in accordance with applicable privacy, safeguarding and institutional requirements.

Anyone with a legitimate concern regarding identifiable personal information, photographs or videos published on the website may contact the Institute to request a review.

The website may provide forms through which users can submit general enquiries, admissions enquiries, programme enquiries, contact requests, applications or other information.

Users are responsible for ensuring that information submitted through these forms is accurate. Users should not knowingly provide another person's personal information without appropriate authority.

Personal information submitted through the website will be handled in accordance with the Institute's separate Privacy Policy.

The website may contain links to Ghana TVET Service, government institutions, educational organisations, development partners, industry partners, social-media platforms and other third-party websites.

St. Mary's Technical Institute does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, availability, security or privacy practices.

Users should review the applicable terms and privacy policies of third-party services before providing personal information.

The Institute will take reasonable measures to maintain the availability and security of its website.

However, continuous or uninterrupted access cannot be guaranteed.

The website may occasionally become unavailable because of maintenance, upgrades, technical problems, telecommunications interruptions, cybersecurity incidents or circumstances outside the Institute's reasonable control.

To the extent permitted by applicable Ghanaian law, St. Mary's Technical Institute shall not be responsible for indirect or consequential loss resulting solely from:

• temporary website unavailability;
• reliance on information subsequently amended through an official communication;
• third-party websites accessed through external links;
• circumstances outside the Institute's reasonable control; or
• unauthorised or unlawful use of the website.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude any responsibility that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Personal information collected through this website will be handled in accordance with the Institute's separate Privacy Policy and applicable laws of the Republic of Ghana.

Users should review the Privacy Policy before submitting personal information through the website.

As an educational institution serving young people, St. Mary's Technical Institute recognises its responsibility to safeguard children and young persons.

Where appropriate, parental, guardian or authorised adult involvement may be required when collecting or processing personal information concerning a minor.

The Institute will endeavour to handle information concerning young persons responsibly and securely.

The Institute may revise these Terms & Agreements periodically to reflect changes in institutional procedures, programmes and services, website functionality, technology, legislation or regulatory requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page together with an updated “Last Updated” date.

These Terms & Agreements shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Ghana.

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