Industry and youth push for skills-based policy change
Stakeholders from government, academia, private sector, and youth-led organizations gathered at the Youth Employment and Skills (YES) Chapter Pan African Coalition for Transformation (PACT) Knowledge Café in Accra, with a common goal — to strengthen Ghana’s policy development through inclusive dialogue, youth voices, and industry participation.
Mr. Eric Safro, Team Lead for Skills and Innovation at Youth Opportunity and Transformation in Africa (YOTA) and Coordinator for the anchor institution implementing YES PACT in Ghana, explained that the initiative supported government policies across their lifecycle — from development to implementation and review. “Rather than confront government, we partner with them, bringing young people, technical experts, and industry voices to the table,” h...