The European Union (EU) will this month launch a €34 million initiative to support young Ghanaian jobseekers.
At least, €25m of the amount will cater for the EU-Ghana Pact for Skills, while the remaining €9 million will be dedicated to the EU’s Jobs, Migration and Development project.
This was announced by the EU Ambassador to Ghana, Irchad Razaaly, at this year’s Europe Day in Accra last Tuesday.
The Pact for Skills is a key building block of the European Skills Agenda, and aims to mobilise investment flowing into upskilling and reskilling the working-age population, engage stakeholders, and facilitate cooperation in the skills and education sector.
The European Skills Agenda’s top priority is to reskill and upskill people so that everyone can benefit from the green and digital transition of Europe.
The Charter of the Pact for Skills demands that signatories promote a culture of lifelong learning for all; build strong skills partnerships; monitor skills supply/demand and anticipate skills needs; and to work against discrimination and for gender equality and equal opportunities.
EU Day
The event was on the theme: “Celebrating Youth and Skills”.
It was attended by members of the diplomatic corps, ministers of state and other government officials; traditional rulers, civil society organisations, members of academia and the media.
The EU Ambassador explained that supporting and including the youth to contribute to the prosperity of nations was an EU priority, both in Europe and across their international partnerships.
Highlighting some strides made in the country, the Ambassador disclosed that the EU had supported over 100,000 young jobseekers to gain skills and training through a number of projects.
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, expressed gratitude to the EU for supporting Ghana and other African countries to strengthen their health systems during the pandemic.
The minister further noted that the initiatives undertaken by the EU were a testament to the strong partnership and cooperation between the country and the EU.
Source: myghanadaily
