Government is hopeful of meeting its target of training 100,000\u00a0Ghanaians under the Youth Employment Agency (YEA).<\/p>\n
The Chief Executive of YEA, Kobina Beecham, speaking to Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0on the sidelines of the signing of Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) between YEA and the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) said \u201cwe\u2019ve trained 3,600 community policing assistants with the Ghana Police Service, we\u2019ve trained 2000 fire support assistants and we\u2019ve trained another 2000 with the Ghana Prison Service.\u201d<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”qQdQ6mhLOW5dPpvP7ggAhM1CHIbMVDDV”]Mr.\u00a0Beecham\u00a0noted,\u00a0\u201cthat\u2019s a total of 8,600.At the moment we have 19,500 community health workers undergoing field training across all the 216 districts\u201d in the country.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are supremely confident that we will be able to hit the target our honorable sector Minister set us of a 100,000 youth.\u201d<\/p>\n The YEA which replaced Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) now has the legal backing to ensure sustainability and prompt payment of a GHc 250 monthly allowance to trainees.<\/p>\n The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between YEA and the NVTI is to extend the training to the informal sector.<\/p>\n About YEA <\/strong><\/p>\n The youth employment Agency was inaugurated under the youth employment act 2015 (Act 887) with the aim of empowering the youth in order to be a significant contributor to the sustainable and socio-economic development of the country.<\/p>\n YEA has been a buttress for the youth between the ages of 15 and 35 years by training them to acquire employable skills and taking them through internship<\/p>\n Since its inception, the program has trained over 26,000 youth under various modules under the security and health sectors.<\/p>\n The mission of the YEA is \u201cto lead the coordination of employment opportunities and creation of jobs for the youth in Ghana\u201d.<\/p>\n Their vision is \u201cto become an outstanding Public Sector Agency facilitating and creating sustainable employment opportunities for the youth nationwide\u201d.<\/p>\n