The Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment reports full deployment of youth personnel across several key sectors under the government’s national employment initiatives. The announcement was made during the latest session of the Government Accountability Series, where Youth Minister George Opare-Addo presented progress on the implementation of various community-based employment schemes.
According to the Ministry, the Community Education Teaching Assistant (CETA) programme has engaged 2,000 young people to support learning outcomes while offering them a pathway to further education and skills training. In the health sector, 6,000 Community Medical First Responders and 6,000 Community Health Workers have been deployed, meeting the ministry’s full deployment target for 2025. Officials say further plans are in place to upgrade the skills of these recruits and extend entrepreneurship opportunities.
In community protection and security services, full placement targets have also been achieved. These include the deployment of 12,000 Community Protection Assistants, 5,000 Prison Officer Assistants, and 5,000 Fire Service Assistants. The Ministry notes that these recruits are actively contributing to local safety and civic operations.
Meanwhile, in sectors such as sanitation and apparel manufacturing, implementation is ongoing. In the garment sector, the government aimed to support 2,500 youth start-ups.
Under the Youth in Sanitation programme, 45,000 youth are being mobilised to establish janitorial service enterprises across the country. While these figures are yet to reach completion, the Ministry says systems are in place for continued rollout and follow-up support.
These sector-specific efforts form part of broader youth employment interventions aimed at reducing joblessness while addressing critical service gaps in underserved communities.
