Harnessing Youth Potential in Ghana
This policy note provides a view of the main challenges facing Ghana youth and proposes policy options to address them. The note: (i) highlights youth key characteristics from the perspective of their skills and jobs and the constraints they face, (ii) describes the institutional set up and strategy governing youth employment interventions in Ghana and what is known about existing initiatives in Ghana, and (iii) proposes policy avenues going forward and the particular role the government can play. Because implementing such policies will prove a daunting task for any government, prioritization is critical. The analysis attempts to structure policy priorities with a proposed sequencing around short-term policy options, or quick gains in the first year; and medium-term program reform options, which may take longer. This note is mainly targeted to the National Youth Authority (NYA) within Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations (MELR), and to the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYS), in charge of the policy making process on youth employment, as well as all their implementing partners within and outside the government as identified in the 2014-2017 National Youth Policy action plan.
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| Format: | Report biblioteca |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016-06-01
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| Subjects: | youth employment, productive jobs, demographics, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/08/26583615/harnessing-youth-potential-ghana-policy-note https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24936 |
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| Summary: | This policy note provides a view of the
main challenges facing Ghana youth and proposes policy
options to address them. The note: (i) highlights youth key
characteristics from the perspective of their skills and
jobs and the constraints they face, (ii) describes the
institutional set up and strategy governing youth employment
interventions in Ghana and what is known about existing
initiatives in Ghana, and (iii) proposes policy avenues
going forward and the particular role the government can
play. Because implementing such policies will prove a
daunting task for any government, prioritization is
critical. The analysis attempts to structure policy
priorities with a proposed sequencing around short-term
policy options, or quick gains in the first year; and
medium-term program reform options, which may take longer.
This note is mainly targeted to the National Youth Authority
(NYA) within Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations
(MELR), and to the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYS), in
charge of the policy making process on youth employment, as
well as all their implementing partners within and outside
the government as identified in the 2014-2017 National Youth
Policy action plan. |
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