The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has engaged 3,379 young people in employment and skills development programmes across the Volta Region between June and December 2025, highlighting the stark contrast between the current government’s youth agenda and the neglect of the previous NPP administration.
The Volta Regional Director of YEA, Hon. Daniel Hamenu, presented the report to the Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC) and underscored that under the last eight years of NPP rule, the Volta Region was systematically denied its fair share of opportunities.
“During their eight-year tenure, only a little over 100 youth were employed under the Community Protection Assistants (CPA) programme,” Mr. Hamenu said. “Today, within just six months, we have deployed 626 youth as CPAs alone. Their era was characterized by ghost names and unfulfilled promises.”
Mr. Hamenu explained that the engagements form part of the John Dramani Mahama led Government of Ghana’s Reset Agenda on Youth Employment and Empowerment, aimed at reducing youth unemployment, providing marketable skills, and strengthening public service delivery.
Breakdown of Beneficiaries
Community Protection Assistants (CPA): 626 youth deployed to support the Ghana Police Service.
Fire Safety Assistants (FSA): 199 youth supporting the Ghana National Fire Service.
Community Medical First Responders (CMFRs): 476 youth providing basic healthcare support.
Prison Office Assistants (POAs): 255 youth supporting the Ghana Prisons Service.
Skills Training (Artisan and Craft Programme): 1,408 youth trained in trades including ICT, carpentry, plumbing, catering, welding, garment making, and more.
Garment and Apparel Module: 160 youth trained in fashion design and garment production.
Arabic Instructors Programme: 225 youth teaching Arabic literacy in Muslim communities.
Insurance Module: 30 youth trained for employment in the insurance sector.
Beneficiaries were deployed to key institutions such as the Police Service, Fire Service, Prisons Service, and Ambulance Service, improving community safety, emergency response, and administrative efficiency.
Mr. Hamenu further revealed that selected youth have also been recruited under the YEA WorkAbroad Programme for employment in countries such as the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
“This is real youth empowerment, not ghost employment like we saw under the NPP,” he said, pledging that the Agency will expand its programmes in 2026 to benefit more young people across the Volta Region.
