Career Technology
Food & nutrition, hygiene, workshop tools and entrepreneurship.
About Career Technology on DigiTransact Mastermind
Food & nutrition, hygiene, workshop tools and entrepreneurship.
Each of the 9 Career Technology skills carries its own SmartScore from 0 to 100, so progress is measured per topic rather than as one overall grade.
All 57 Career Technology questions come with the written reasoning behind the answer, so a wrong attempt still teaches the method.
Career Technology work is filed under Upper Primary, Junior High, Senior High, so you only see sets that match the stage you are studying.
Education levels covered
Basic 4 to 6 (Grades 4 to 6) - Growing skills
3 Career Technology skills at this level
Basic 7 to 9 (Grades 7 to 9 / Middle School) - Towards the BECE
5 Career Technology skills at this level
SHS 1 to 3 (Grades 10 to 12 / High School) - Towards the WASSCE
1 Career Technology skills at this level
Relevant curricula and exams
Based on the education levels this subject covers on the platform.
Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.
Learning outcomes
After working through the Career Technology practice sets you should be able to:
- Food and nutrition: Food groups, balanced diets and Ghanaian meals.
- Tools and materials: Identify common workshop tools and their uses.
- Business management basics: Business plans, marketing and record keeping.
- Common hand tools: Identify tools and use them safely.
- Starting a small business: Ideas, profit, saving and customer care.
- BECE-style Objectives — Set A: Exam-style questions on food, nutrition and home management.
Sample questions
Real questions taken from the Career Technology question bank, shown with the working learners see after answering.
Which nutrient is mainly needed for body building?
- carbohydrate
- protein
- fat
- vitamin
Working: Proteins build and repair body tissues.
Which tool is used to drive in nails?
- saw
- hammer
- screwdriver
- plier
Working: A hammer is used to drive nails.
Which food group gives the body energy?
- Proteins
- Carbohydrates
- Vitamins
- Water
Working: Carbohydrates like rice, yam and kenkey provide energy.
Main topics and skills
Career Technology is organised into 6 topic groups covering 9 practice skills. Open any skill to read the guide and start a practice set.
Home Economics
Pre-Technical Skills
SHS Business and Technology
Upper Primary Tools & Safety
JHS Entrepreneurship Basics
BECE Past Questions Practice
Exams Career Technology practice prepares you for
Each page below sets out what the examination covers and links straight back to the career technology skills that feed into it.
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Frequently asked questions
What stage of school does Career Technology suit?
Career Technology currently covers Upper Primary, Junior High and Senior High. Every skill carries its own level tag, so you can start at the stage you are studying and move up once the earlier work is secure.
How is Career Technology organised here?
The Career Technology bank is grouped into 6 groups such as Home Economics, Pre-Technical Skills, SHS Business and Technology and Upper Primary Tools & Safety, and every group breaks down further into separate skills.
How many Career Technology questions are there?
The bank holds 57 Career Technology questions spread over 9 skills, each one paired with the reasoning behind the correct answer.
Can I revise for school-based assessment, the BECE or the WASSCE with this?
The Career Technology skills are grouped by the levels sat for school-based assessment, the BECE and the WASSCE, and they are labelled Ghana GES Basic 4 to 6 syllabus, Groundwork for the BECE and Ghana GES Basic 7 to 9 syllabus. Filter by level to focus on the stage you are being examined on.
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No account is needed to read a Career Technology skill page. Create a free one when you want progress kept between visits rather than starting again each time.
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