At least 10,000 youth aged 18 to 35 have been targeted to be trained under the "Adwumawura" programme to be launched next month.
The programme, which would be implemented by the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), aims to empower the youth to launch and grow their businesses.
The Minsiter of Youth Development and Empowerment, Mr George Opare Addo, disclosed this at the inauguration of two separate committees for the "Adwumawura and the National Apprenticeship programmes" in Accra yesterday.
The Committee for the Adwumawura programme is made up of 12 members and chaired by the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NEIP, Mr Eric Adjei, while the Apprenticeship programme is made up of 14 members and also chaired by the CEO of National Youth Authority (NYA), Mr Osman Abdulai Ayariga.