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13 Nov

YEA Partners Fisheries Commission, Military to train youth in fish farming

Evans ManassehNewsfish farming, Fisheries Commission, Military, YEA

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Fisheries Commission and Ghana’s 66 Artillery Regiment to launch a youth training programme focused on fish farming. This collaboration, aims to empower young Ghanaians with skills in the growing aquaculture sector, while contributing to Ghana’s economic growth. At the signing event, YEA CEO, Kofi Baah Agyepong, underscored the agency’s commitment to job creation and skill development through innovative partnerships. “This MoU represents our shared commitment to create jobs through innovative ideas in a booming market,” Mr Agyepong said, adding “The fundamental mandate of the YEA is…

03 Sep

YEA Announces Phase 2 Of Skills Training Program

Wontumi1BusinessYEA

Following the overwhelming success of Phase 1 of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) Skill Training Module, which saw thousands of young Ghanaians acquire essential job market skills, Phase 1 of the initiative transformed many lives by equipping beneficiaries with vital skills and tools for various artisanal professions. Participants have since entered the workforce with confidence, with many establishing their own businesses or securing employment in their chosen fields. The feedback, according to YEA, has been highly positive, underscoring the program's impact. YEA is now explaining that Phase 2 of the program aims to extend this success by training an additional…

15 Aug

YEA launched Garment and Apparel Training; Over 2,600 youth to be employed

Evans ManassehNewsCEO, Kofi Agyepong, YEA

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has launched the Garment and Apparel Training and Employment programme to equip and empower, in line with Act 2015 (Act 887), young people to contribute meaningfully to the socio-economic and sustainable development of the nation. The module comes from the realisation that the garment and apparel industry plays a significant role in the economy, contributing to export revenue, employment generation, and cultural preservation. It is expected to afford the beneficiaries in depth knowledge and skills training in dressmaking and tailoring, as well as fabric selection, cutting techniques, sewing, garment construction, pattern making, and alterations. Launching…

02 Jul

1D1F: UniJay Employees To Receive Salary- YEA CEO Discloses

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsJustin Kodua, Unijay, YEA

1D1F: UniJay Employees To Receive Salary- YEA CEO Discloses The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has disclosed that the government has taken steps to pay the salaries of Unijay Limited workers who were first engaged as apprentices under the government’s youth in apprenticeship programme. He revealed that the 400 youth who have completed training at the company and have been employed will receive a salary of Ghc400.00 each month for the next eight months. Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong made this known to Wontumi Communication's Nana Owusu Achiaw on the sidelines of a…

21 Jun

Ignore Malicious Publications Against Me By Some Detractors ~ Former YEA Coordinator

Kakra NunuNewsTano South Municipality, YEA

The former YEA Coordinator for Tano South Municipality, Benjamin Assabil Essando, has appealed to the general public to disregard a malicious publication by the GNA and ModernGhana with the headline “YEA former coordinator ordered to cough up GHC10,400 to gov’t chest”. In an interview with this newspaper, Mr. Assabil Essando has debunked the claims made against him by the publishers and purveyors of such viperous news item. “For the avoidance of doubt, I was given a CONTRACT as a project assistant with effect from February 2018, I took what I considered to be allowances for about a year” he said.…

27 Aug

Ksi: YEA Distributes Electrical Gadgets To Apprentices

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsYEA

Ksi: YEA Distributes Electrical Gadgets To Apprentices Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has distributed sewing machines, mobile phones and clippers to apprentices in the Ashanti Region. Distributing the gadgets to the apprentices, Margaret Owusu, Deputy Ashanti Regional NADMO Director said that some apprentices find it difficult to secure a place and get machines to work after graduating from the informal education. She told Wontumionline.com that, for some time past, the University graduates were unemployed but due to the "quality governance" of Nana Akufo-Addo, the predicament has been solved. Mad. Margaret Owusu noted that, the foundation of every country lies solely on…