Youth Ministry partners DTI to build industry-ready workforce for Ghana

Under the agreement, MYDE will provide policy leadership and coordinate implementation through national youth development platforms, while DTI will contribute its expertise in competency-based training, curriculum innovation, workforce development and industry engagement.

Three-year collaboration to strengthen industry-led skills development, entrepreneurship and workplace readiness The Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, and the President of the Design and Technology Institute (DTI), Constance Elizabeth Swaniker, on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, signed a landmark three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at building an industry-ready workforce capable of driving Ghana's industrialisation and economic transformation.

The collaboration will expand opportunities in technical and vocational education, structured internships, entrepreneurship development and digital skills training to ensure that young people acquire competencies that respond to the demands of today's labour market.