By, Nsor Paul mensah
The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) has partnered Absa Bank Ghana to equip Ghanaian youth with key skills to get them ready for the job market.
The partnership aligns with an agenda by the two organisations to train the youth with relevant skills to make them ready for the world of work in the immediate future.
The collaboration also aligns with Goals 4 and 8 of the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs).
The two institutions recently organized a workshop on the topic, ‘GhLA/Absa Ready to Work Enrollment Workshop’ for the youth in Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana.
The workshop, which took place at the Effutu Municipal Library, also forms part of efforts by the Authority to connect the youth to relevant learning opportunities that ignite their entrepreneurial spirit and make them relevant contributors to Ghana’s socio-economic growth.
It also falls under the broader strategy of GhLA under its Youth Engagement Centre project, which is supported by UNICEF.
Head of Citizenship at Absa Bank Ghana, Priscilla Yeboah, led participants through four course models on the bank’s Ready to Work educational platform, including Work, People, Money and Entrepreneurial Skills. In an interactive session with participants, she said: