The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation has begun a Training of Trainers exercise under the National Girls-in-ICT Programme, with sessions opening today at the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies in Wa, Upper West Region.
The training is designed to prepare instructors with the technical and teaching skills needed to mentor girls in information and communication technology. These trainers will later be deployed across the region to guide participants in coding, computer literacy, and other digital skills programmes.
Between 2023 and 2024, more than 5,000 girls were trained under the initiative in five regions. For 2025, the ministry is targeting 3,000 girls across the Volta, Upper West, and Savannah regions, including 1,000 participants from the Upper West Region alone.
The National Girls-in-ICT Programme, introduced to bridge the gender gap in technology, forms part of Ghana’s wider digital inclusion agenda. It is aimed at encouraging more girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), while ensuring women are not excluded from the country’s digital transformation.
By extending the programme to the Upper West Region, the government aims to expand opportunities to areas with historically limited access to digital education. The Training of Trainers exercise will run over the coming days from today September 8-12.The trainers will later support regional Girls-in-ICT bootcamps, which are expected to provide hands-on digital skills to thousands of schoolgirls.
