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The Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond, has emphasised  the resolve of the government to use the YouStart Ghana Jobs and Skills Project to establish a solid entrepreneurship regime that can support and accelerate the development of the economy.

He explained that through the YouStart initiative, the government has now shifted its attention towards the creation of indigenous entrepreneurs as part of efforts to address the high youth unemployment rate in the country.

Touring some YouStart training centres in Accra yesterday,  Mr Hammond observed that given the interventions made under the YouStart initiative, the government would be able to achieve its one million jobs pledge in three years.

“The government believes that entrepreneurship plays an important role in the economic, social and environmental transformation of the country, as this will enable young people to seize income generating opportunities and help address unemployment.

“With this pace, I want to also emphasise, I am confident that the one million jobs in three years promised by this government will be achieved,” he said.

Training takes off

Official training for the component 2.1 of YouStart Ghana Jobs and Skills Project took off yesterday in 188 districts across the country.

Targeting 50,000 youth, the project seeks to provide entrepreneurship training and competitive start-up grants to youth who have the potential to start a business.

The three-month training is expected to equip the participants with relevant skills, access to market, technology and financial support to enable them to start and grow their businesses.