The Youth Employment Agency‘s (YEA) first phase of the Garment and Apparel Module is expected to help about 2000 young people.
According to the government, this will help create long-term jobs aimed at lowering the high unemployment rate in the country.
Speaking at the launch of the new module in Kumasi, which aims to teach beneficiaries dressmaking and tailoring skills, the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare said the government will give beneficiaries the tools they need to ensure the module’s successful implementation.
“The apparel module is a laudable initiative that plugs into government’s efforts at promoting technical and vocational sector as a viable alternative means of employment,” she said.
“At least 2000 Ghanaian youth in this phase will benefit. The good part of it is that on completion beneficiaries will be provided with the necessary start-up tools to enable them set up their own enterprises in order to make a meaningful livelihood out of their skills,” she added.
Kofi Baah Agyepong, the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency made an appeal to the government for a boost in funding so that the Agency could run more effectively.
“It is on record that for the year 2023 the Youth Employment Agency projected to engage 71,500 youth throughout its program. I am delighted to announce that as of May 2023 the agency had engaged 84, 483 youth who are working and contributing to the various sectors of the economy,” he noted.
“We cannot do this without additional funding. I will like to make a passionate appeal to our listening government that government must increase the financial support to the YEA to enable us roll out programs for the youth,” he intimated.
