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The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) in partnership with Absa Bank Ghana Ltd to open applications for Ghanaians to benefit from an e-learning platform on Work and Entrepreneurship developed by the bank as part of measures to scale its digital learning opportunities for Ghanaian youth.
Participants can enrol in and be certified in four-course modules, including Money Skills, Entrepreneurial Skills, People Skills, and Work Skills, as part of the project, which aims to benefit 10,000 youth by December 2021.
How to participate in the program applications
An applicant must be between the ages of 16 and 35 to be eligible to participate in the online learning platform. On or before September 30, 2021, qualified Ghanaians in the age bracket can apply online at www.library.gov.gh/readytowork.
“The Ghana Library Authority has been at the forefront of connecting Ghanaians to massive open online learning (MOOCs) platforms, which have so far benefited over 40,000 youth with skills and job opportunities after completing various courses,” Mr Hayford Siaw, Chief Executive Officer of the GhLA, said at an event to open the application in Accra.
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He went on to say that the collaboration with Absa Bank Ltd was aimed at expanding the opportunity to Ghanaian youth and providing skills that would enable anyone who completed the course to be ready for the workforce.
“Absa is one of the few corporate institutions in the country supporting GhLA to provide lifelong learning opportunities for Ghanaian youth,” he said of Absa Bank Ghana.
In her speech, Nana Essilfuah Tamakloe, the bank’s Director of Marketing and Corporate Relations said, “In the last 10 years, Absa has put in a lot of several interventions to support our youth so they can achieve success in life because we believe, as a bank, that the youth are the future leaders of this economy; we have offered several scholarships to the youth within Ghana and outside Ghana, because we believe, as a bank, that the youth are the future leaders of this economy.
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“In the last five years, we’ve introduced a proprietary online learning program called ReadytoWork,” says the company. Soft skills are becoming increasingly important in today’s world, and the ability to hone your soft skills is critical to the success of any young person entering the workforce or becoming an entrepreneur,” she added.
Nana Tamakloe was also ecstatic about the Absa Bank-GhLA partnership, which will connect 10,000 Ghanaians to the opportunity in the first cohort.
