The Japanese Ambassa\u00addor to Ghana, Mochizuki Hisanobu, has expressed his government\u2019s readiness to help de\u00advelop an automotive industry that can compete globally in Ghana.<\/p>\n He said Ghana over the last few years had shown prospects that it had the capacity to become the African giant in the area of auto\u00admotive development, and Japan stood in readiness to share in its technological advancement with the country to achieve this dream.<\/p>\n \u201cJapan is one of the countries with technological advancement and is ready to support Ghana in building its automotive industry,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n Mr Hisanobu gave the assurance at the launch of the maiden edition of the Japan-Ghana Autoconnect Show in Accra last Thursday.<\/p>\n The show organised by Dapaul Company Limited in collabora\u00adtion with Japan-Ghana Economic and Cultural Exchange is dubbed: \u201cJapan-Ghana Autoconnect: Auto Skills beyond Borders\u201d and aims at building the capacity and knowl\u00adedge of technical institutions in the country, as well as individuals in the automotive industry.<\/p>\n Other partners involved in the event were Ghana TVET Service, Complimentary Education Agency and Green Auto Factory AICH and M Ghana Limited.<\/p>\n As part of the event, Japan and Ghana signed an agreement to work jointly to enhance the coun\u00adtry\u2019s automobile industry through training and integration with Japa\u00adnese companies.<\/p>\n In addition, the collaboration would offer Ghanaian youth the skills to advance in the automotive industry and gain exposure in the Japanese language, and culture, while creating further opportuni\u00adties for employment with Japanese companies in Ghana and Japan.<\/p>\n Mr Hisanobu said the signing of the agreement between the two countries would further strengthen the collaboration and their relation\u00adship.<\/p>\n The Deputy Director General of the Ghana TVET Service, Mrs Lily Gyimah, said the programme com\u00adbined both English and Japanese components to offer participants a unique opportunity to deepen their skills, while learning the Japanese language.<\/p>\n Mrs Gyimah said the collab\u00adoration would also increase the chances of Ghanaians securing jobs with Japanese firms either in Ghana or Japan.<\/p>\n \u201cAuto Connect will allow students and individuals in the automobile sector to have the privi\u00adlege to study in Japan and learn Japanese as an on-top course,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n \u201cBeneficiaries will be able to further their education at technical universities and other institutions in the automobile sector, gaining qualifications that can boost their career prospects also in Japan,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The Chief Executive Officer of DaPaul Ltd, Dr Paul Amaning, explained that the collaboration represented a major step toward strengthening Ghana\u2019s automotive industry.<\/p>\n He said it offered greater opportunity for job creation and economic growth as Auto Connect was set to revolutionise the way Ghanaian technical institutions approached automotive training.<\/p>\n Dr Amaning said apart from the opportunities it offered, it also brought international collaboration to the forefront of education and development in the sector.<\/p>\n Watch the latest edition of BizHeadlines below:<\/b><\/p>\n![\"File](\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/720\/72021120.295.jpg\" "\\"File")
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