The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has partnered with the Ghana Digital Centre to train 2,000 young people in information and communication technology (ICT) to improve their skills and expand employment opportunities in the digital sector.
The partnership was formalised through a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which will allow beneficiaries to participate in various IT-related training programmes and capacity-building initiatives tailored to the needs of the technology industry.
YEA Chief Executive Officer Malik Basintale announced the partnership during the agency’s Accountability Series on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
He said the initiative forms part of the agency’s Youth in ICT model, which seeks to create more employment pathways for young people by improving access to digital skills training and opportunities in the technology sector.
“Our Youth in ICT model represents the agency’s intended intervention in information and communication technology, an area of growing relevance to employment and economic participation. It remains part of our commitment to diversify the pathways to Ghanaian youth,” he said.
Basintale expressed confidence that the agency would enrol all 2,000 beneficiaries by the end of November 2026.
“I’m happy to report that the YEA has successfully signed an MoU with the Ghana Digital Centre to enrol 2,000 beneficiaries into various IT-related programmes and capacity-building initiatives, and we are hopeful that by the end of November this target will be achieved,” he stated.
The partnership is expected to strengthen efforts to equip young Ghanaians with relevant digital skills and prepare them to take advantage of employment opportunities in the country’s growing technology industry.
