{"product_id":"youth-employment-programs-in-ghana-christabel-dadzie-9781464815799","title":"Youth Employment Programs in Ghana: Options for Effective Policy Making and Implementation","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnemployment and underemployment are global development challenges. The situation in Ghana is no different. In 2016, it was projected that, given the country's growing youth population, 300,000 new jobs would need to be created each year to absorb the increasing numbers of unemployed young people. Yet the employment structure of the Ghanaian economy has not changed much from several decades ago. Most jobs are low skill, requiring limited cognitive or technology know-how, reflected in low earnings and work of lower quality. An additional challenge for Ghana is the need to create access to an adequate number of high-quality, productive jobs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This report seeks to increase knowledge about Ghana's job landscape and youth employment programs to assist policy makers and key stakeholders in identifying ways to improve the effectiveness of these programs and strengthen coordination among major stakeholders.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Focused, strategic, short- to medium-term and long-term responses are required to address current unemployment and underemployment challenges. Effective coordination and synergies among youth employment programs are needed to avoid duplication of effort while the country's economic structure transforms. Effective private sector participation in skills development and employment programs is recommended. The report posits interventions in five priority areas that are not new but could potentially make an impact through scaling up: (1) agriculture and agribusiness, (2) apprenticeship (skills training), (3) entrepreneurship, (4) high-yielding areas (renewable energy+\"solar, construction, tourism, sports, and green jobs), and (5) preemployment support services.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Finally, with the fast-changing nature of work due to technology and artificial intelligence, Ghana needs to develop an education and training system that is versatile and helps young people to adapt and thrive in the twenty-first century world of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christabel Dadzie, Mawuko Fumey, Suleiman Namara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1464815798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781464815799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Bank Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.17d","brand":"Christabel Dadzie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129842790655,"sku":"9781464815799","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b90da81-7188-4b4d-a83e-aee389940a3c.jpg?v=1687466109","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/youth-employment-programs-in-ghana-christabel-dadzie-9781464815799","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}