NATIONAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME (NYEP) GHANA 9 th may 2011

1. NATIONAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME(NYEP)GHANA9th may 2011

2. Background BACKGROUND The National Youth Employment Programme in Ghana was conceived in 2005 to address the ever increasing problem of unemployment among the youth, perceived to be potential threat to National Security. The programme was officially launched in October 2006 to facilitate job creation and placement for the youth in various economic ventures in all districts across the nation. OVERALL OBJECTIVE To empower the Youth to contribute meaningfully to the socio economic and sustainable development of the nation. Specific Objectives • To identify and create jobs that are economic viable for the youth • To check rural –urban drift by providing jobs in districts nationwide • To create opportunities for self employment ventures • To inculcate in the youth a sense of self discipline, good morals, a sense of patriotism EMPLOYMENT TARGET • Created 108,000 jobs between June 2006 to Dec. 2008. • Created 100,00 jobs between 2010 to 2011 • To create 500,000 Jobs in 3 three years ( 2006-2012)

3. NYEP Implementation Structure MINISTER NYEP BOARD National Coordinator National Monitoring Team DNC Comm. & Research DNC – Finance DNC Administration DNC – Ops DNC HRD Asst. DNC Asst. DNC Asst. DNC Asst. DNC Asst. DNC 10 Regional Coordinators District Boards (Delta Force) 197 District Employment Coordinators/Offices * DNC- Deputy National Coordinator

4. THE JOBS Jobs created are demand related Temporary Jobs ( Max. 2 years as in paid Employment Modules) Beneficiaries are recruited from and placed within their Districts & Communities Beneficiaries are paid allowances and not salaries Allowances are lower than the market rates Exit plan cut out for the beneficiaries to leave the programme into mainstream and permanent employment NYEP Features THE STRUCTURE • It is a Programme and not Mainstream Civil Service • Stop Gap Measure that prepares youth for permanent employment • Inter –Ministerial • Decentralised Implementation Structures • Funded 100% by Government of Ghana • Employment Modules have dedicated statutory funding sources • Public –Private Partnership is encouraged

5. CURRENT MODULES NYEP is being implemented through employment modules namely; • Community Protection Assistance (CPA) • Community Education & Teaching Assistant (CETA) • Health Extension Work (HEW) • Youth In Fire Safety & Prevention • Youth In Prison Support Services • Youth In Immigration • Waste & Sanitation • Paid Interns • ICT Mobile Phone Repairs • Dress Making & Fashion • Hairdressing & Beauty Care Services • Youth In Road Maintenance • Bamboo Processing • Film Making

6. Regional Employment Figures 2005 - 2008

7. Breakdown of Employment 2005 - 2008 6 * A number of youth groups were supported with loans to either setup or grow their businesses

8. Recruitment Figures For 2010-2011 6

9. Recruitment Projection For 2011 6

10. Sources of Funding

11. Success Story Achievements: • Over 200,000 youth employed • Over 2,000 Rural and deprived schools revived • Health Delivery System has improved due the implementation of the Health Extension Workers Module • Over fifty thousand youth empowered with various self employment skills • Cleaner cities and communities through the Waste and Sanitation module • Conscientisation / Sensitization of youth towards work ethics, attitude and culture • Formulation of Youth Employment Bill for the Nation • Increase in Communication Service tax from 20% to 60% Main Constraints: • Inadequate funding and delays in release of funds by funding sources to NYEP • Legal status of the programme (main streaming) • Lack of Political will • Separation of politics from employment creation

12. SNAP SHOPS OF BENEFICIARIESThe Community Protection Assistants being Trained by the Ghana Police Service

13. SNAP SHOPS OF BENEFICIARIESSome Health Extension Workers Undergoing orientation

14. SNAP SHOPS OF BENEFICIARIESYouth in Waste and Sanitation on their Motorised Waste Collection Tricycles managed by Zoomlion Ghana Limited

15. SNAP SHOPS OF BENEFICIARIESYouth in Agric Hon. Minister Inspecting Youth Farms

16. SNAP SHOPS OF BENEFICIARIESCommunity Education Teaching Assistants undergoing Orientation in their District

17. NYEP Consultancy Services Available for Countries who want to implement Youth Employment Programme base on Local and World Class Practices as in the case of Gambia and Nigera.

18. Q & A

19. Community Protection Unit MODULE STRUCTURE The NYEP is in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and the Ghana Police Service for the implementation of this module. Recruitment of applicants is carried out by the NYEP, Vetting and Training by the Ghana Police Service Training Schools and Deployment by the Community Policing Unit of the Ghana Police Service TARGET & PERFORMANCE 20,000 youth were expected to be engaged under the module nationwide. The Metropolitan, Sub metros were allocated 200 CPU each, Municipal areas 150 each, District Assemblies 100 each and Boarder Districts 150 each. Currently only 3,047 youth have been trained and deployed in selected few District Assemblies. Source of funding: DACF:- The main source of funding is the DACF COST Train and deploy 5,000 CPUs . Current training cost per head is GHC 190.00

20. Agric Business MODULE STRUCTURE Suspended after 2007 harvest. An in house review done in 2008. Youth in Agri Business about to be implemented with technical support from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture . The implementation of the Module is done by each District Task Force. TARGET & PERFORMANCE Out of the total of 74,870 youth who registered for the Module, 25,383 were engaged in the productive farming in the districts. The main crops cultivated are maize and vegetables. Source of funding: Funds from HIPC were designated to finance this module. PREVIOUS CHALLENGES Poor Loan recovering. Recovery of funds invested through services and inputs provided to youth farmers have not been very good No collaboration and experience sharing with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture No ready Market for harvested produce Poorly equipped and resourced District Agric Extension Officers to supervise and monitor the Youth in Agric Business at the District Level Difficulty in getting land for youth farmers COST Train and Setup additional 25,500 Youth in the Module . Current training and setup cost per head is GHC 1,580

21. Health Extension Workers MODULE STRUCTURE The HEW module is actively being implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. It is run on the structures of the Ghana Health Service. NYEP recruits the applicants at the District level, Screening is done by the District Task Force on which The District Health Director is represented. The Health Extension Workers are trained in the District Health facilities by District Health Facilitators. The training is for a period of six months. TARGET & PERFORMANCE Currently 15,000 applicants underwent 6 months training (theory and practical) at the various training centers in the districts. A request for an additional 10,000 HEW was received from MOH. Source of funding: NHIS COST Train and deploy 10,000 HEW . Current training cost per head is GHC 613.15

22. Waste and Sanitation MODULE STRUCTURE The NYEP and Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Environment are in collaboration in the implementation of this module. Zoomlion Ghana Limited operates the Module for management fee. TARGET & PERFORMANCE 14,032 youth have been engaged as Waste and Sanitation Assistants in the Metro, Municipal & District Assemblies throughout the country. Source of funding: DACF: the main source of funding for this module in it DACF MAJOR CHALLENGES There is a high demand for the services of the waste and sanitation assistants at the districts but limited funds to support additional recruitment. COST Trained and deployed 22,267 beneficiaries. Cost GHC 350.00 per beneficiary

23. Paid Internship MODULE STRUCTURE The module was directly implemented by the Ministry of Manpower Youth and Employment and NYEP Secretariat. Registered applicants are posted to organizations that request for them, taking into consideration desired skills required for enhanced productivity. TARGET & PERFORMANCE User organizations identify their needs for personnel, and then apply for the numbers that they need to enhance their overall output. The NYEP then posts as interns from the list of registered youth who qualify and meet the requirement of the organizations applying. SOURCES OF FUNDING: HIPC, Road Fund, Service MAJOR CHALLENGE: The major challenge is the unwillingness for user organizations to absorb interns after they have completed 12 month of internship with the user organizations. eg: VAT Service. COST Engaged 7,000 Interns nationwide .The average cost (allowance) per head per month is GHC 120.00

24. Community Education Teaching Module Module Structure The module is a collaboration between NYEP and the Ministry of Education. The Community Education Teachers are screened by the District Task Force in collaboration with the District Education Service. The teacher vacancies were declared by the District Education Offices and the selected candidate posted to the schools. Module Engagement The module has engaged a total of 24,027 in “teacher deprived” communities nationwide. Source of funding: GETFUND Replace all CETA that have exited and vacancies in the District Basic Schools.

25. Modules to be implemented Technical committees have been put together to work on implementation frame work for the under listed modules. It is anticipated that the Trades & Vocations and ICT modules will be implemented by all districts before the end of December 2009. Youth in Trade and Vocation – have been Piloted in 8 districts The under listed modules have also been identified as having great potential to provide employment for many youth. Technical committees will work to fashion out the framework for their implementation. Youth in Mining Youth in Maritime Industry Youth in Construction Youth in Tourism Youth in the oil industry etc.