CTVET MARKS WORLD YOUTH SKILLS DAY

World Youth Skills Day is an opportunity for young people, technical and vocational education and
training (TVET) institutions, and public and private sector stakeholders to recognize and celebrate the
importance of equipping the youth with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship.
This year in particular, the world is celebrating the resilience and creativity of the youth throughout the
pandemic and also highlighting the need to provide them with the skills required to respond effectively to
the changing nature of jobs.
Today, we salute the youth of Ghana for the incredible ways they continue to cope to bounce back even
stronger, in these challenging times. They have proved their adaptability and preparedness for emerging
jobs through skilling, reskilling and upskilling.
They have taken advantage of technology to find innovative ways for learning to create positive change for
themselves and their communities at large, during the crisis.
As a Commission, we recognize that emerging demands for new skills call for a paradigm shift in our
education and training systems and are committed to providing the relevant skills and competencies needed
to ensure a future of dignity for all Ghanaian youth. It is by investing in them to be futureready that we can accelerate our chances of meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and empower
them to harness their potential to serve as agents for change.
Government through the Ministry of Education and the Commission for TVET will continue to work with
all stakeholders to ensure that skills development remains central to addressing the current and future
labour market demands; to drive the economic recovery and sustainable development that the country
urgently needs.
HAPPY WORLD YOUTH SKILLS DAY!!!