The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Jobs has taken another step towards addressing youth unemployment by signing a Memorandum of understanding with some German companies.
This new partnership with the German companies, ” Dominion leaders foundation, DLF, the German BFW and RETOG aims to equip young Ghanaians with the skills needed to thrive in both local and international job markets.
The sector Minister Dr Rashid Pelpuo expressed deep confidence that this will reduce unemployment rate among the youth in the country.
The agreement focuses on technical and vocational education and training—commonly known as TVET—with a special emphasis on skills relevant to the construction industry.
As part of the deal, interested Ghanaian trainees will receive German language instruction to better prepare them for potential employment opportunities in Germany’s construction sector.
“The Memorandum of Understanding signing serves as fundamental initiative for the fourth Ghana German construction forum 2025, the overarching theme encapsulates an ambition, our strategic engagement and our key objectives are that we aim to strengthen international collaboration in construction,” Dr Pelpuo said.
He added that, “our partnership will also provide apprenticeship that provides hands-on training and steadfast commitment to industry needs, this partnership furthermore seeks to develop works for job creation. Our role as Ministry of Jobs and Employment is to ensure that the skills acquired is translated into skills that can contribute to meaningful economy.”
The MOU is part of a series of government initiatives aimed at creating jobs and building capacity among Ghana’s youth.
One such initiative is the Adwumawura Programme, which is set to engage over 10,000 young people in agriculture and other key sectors of the economy.
To support these efforts, government has secured additional funding to further enhance TVET across the country.
“For me, it’s been my pursuits that for Ghana to move forward, the training of the youth is critical. Beyond just being able to read and write, learn social studies, to learn something practical, that the youth can put their hands on something and transform it into something usable for our development,” the Minister said.
The leader of the German delegation, Martha Annan said, those trained will receive some stipend during their stay in Germany.
“Under the MOU, every month individual student will get like 1,000 euros, and the second year 1,200 euros and third year about 1,500 euros. The question is why is it that Cameroonians are into it, we have students from Cameroon into those institutions, and we don’t have a single Ghanaian in there? I think that Ghanaians will qualify to benefit from this project,” she said.
The Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment says more partnerships are expected in the coming months as Ghana strengthens its focus on skills development and global job readiness.
