{"id":462550,"date":"2018-02-08T06:51:25","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T06:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/08\/akufo-addo-to-launch-3000-digital-job-training-program-ahead-of-sona-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-02-08T06:51:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T06:51:25","slug":"akufo-addo-to-launch-3000-digital-job-training-program-ahead-of-sona-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/08\/akufo-addo-to-launch-3000-digital-job-training-program-ahead-of-sona-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo to launch 3000 digital job training program ahead of SONA 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Thursday,  8 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-08<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/75671735.295.jpg\" alt=\"Akufo Addo   Meets The Press1\" title=\"Akufo Addo   Meets The Press1\" width=\"295\" height=\"181\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>President Akufo-Addo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518072685_975_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to launch a National Youth Authority(NYA) training program set to provide 3,000 digital jobs for the youth.<\/p>\n<p>The program is 12-weeks online digital marketing and entrepreneurship training spread across all 10 regions.<\/p>\n<p>Each region has an average of 300 slots for youths aged between 18 and 35 years with a basic appreciation of internet and social media.<\/p>\n<p>ECOBANK is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Youth Authority to hire the trainees after they complete their program of study.<\/p>\n<p>The President will be keen to show this program as evidence of creating sustainable jobs which his government has pledged to do.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of an important State of The Nation Address, the President will attend the launch at the Accra Digital Center where successful applicants will undergo the training.<\/p>\n<p>Akufo-Addo is expected to grace the occasion before moving to deliver the national address.<\/p>\n<p>The President will be accompanied by the Youth and Sports Minister, Isaac Asiamah, who has been instrumental in creating collaborations between the NYA, the Accra Digital Center and the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Center for ICT Excellence.<\/p>\n<p>NYA CEO Emmanuel Asigri expressed delight about the president&#8217;s participation which he said demonstrates government&#8217;s commitment to prioritise youth development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For the president to fix this program in his busy schedule ahead of the State of the Nation Address shows his emphasis on youth and job creation programs,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>CEO of the Accra Digital Center Eric Ofosu Nkansah highlighted the importance of the training by pointing out that &#8216;data is the new gold&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He said great opportunities exist in data mining and encouraged the youth with a flair for technology and social media to explore such opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 33 updated by: 33 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Thursday, 8 February 2018 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2018-02-08 President Akufo-Addo President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to launch a National Youth Authority(NYA) training program set to provide 3,000 digital jobs for the youth. 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