Ghanaian rapper and musician Emmanuel Kwesi Danso Arthur Junior, professionally and executively known as Kwesi Arthur has declared his public approval or support; endorsed Ghana’s government yet to be launched Youth Employment Agency (YEA) Job Centre initiative.
The Youth Employment Agency will be introducing four key initiatives aimed at creating and facilitating sustainable employments for the youth of Ghana, between the ages of 15 and 35. The four initiatives are, Job Centres, Artisan Directory, Agric Based Flagship Programmes, and a Work Abroad Programme.
The introduction of Youth Employment Agency (YEA) Job Centre initiative to the public for the first time is slated for 2nd of October 2019 at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Auditorium, University of Ghana, Legon, 9am and will be under auspices of the Vice President of Ghana Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia.
The Work Abroad Programme, will enable the export of young professionals such as nurses and teachers into other countries, whiles the Job Centres will serve as a platform to link job seekers to employers. The Artisan Directory will be a centre that will train and set up artisans such as beauticians, masons, carpenters and fashion designers, and make them accessible through the use of ICT.
The Agric Based Flagship Programmes will be targeted at districts and regions taking into cognisance their natural resource endowments, and the comparative advantages of those districts and regions.
The Youth Employment Agency began as National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) to address the ever increasing problem of unemployment among the youth, perceived to be potential threat to National Security in 2005. It was officially inaugurated in October 2006 and functioned under the Office of the President without legal backing.
Government decided to rebrand and reposition the Agency as a Public Service Organisation to better serve the teeming unemployed youth. Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Agency (GYEEDA) was born and out doored to replace NYEP in October 2012.
In spite of being migrated into the Public Service, the Agency still lacked the needed legal backing which was crucial to its operations. Management in consultation with the necessary stakeholders presented a draft bill through the Executive to Parliament.
In February 2015, the Youth Employment Agency Bill (Youth Employment Agency Act 2015, Act 887) was passed into law and assented to by the President in March 2015. Subsequently, a Legislative Instrument (Youth Employment Agency Regulations 2016, L.I. 2231) was passed in 2016, gazetted in February 2016 and entered into force in May 2016.
The YEA was established under the Youth Employment Act 2015 (Act 887), to oversee the development, coordination, supervision and facilitation of employment for the youth and related matters in Ghana.
The object of the Agency is to develop, coordinate, supervise and facilitate the creation of jobs for the youth in the country. Its vision is to become an outstanding Public Sector Agency facilitating and creating sustainable employment opportunities for the youth nationwide. Its also poised at leading the coordination of employment opportunities and creation of jobs for the youth in Ghana.
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