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MP for Ofoase-Ayirebi Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has proposed a shift in Ghana’s employment strategy, calling for measurable accountability and stronger private sector involvement in job creation.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament, he argued that current approaches lack clear performance tracking.
“First, we need to anchor every job programme on published delivery scorecards with clear metrics on beneficiaries, cost per job, time to placement, and employment retention,” he said.
He stressed the need to separate training from actual employment creation.
“Training people without creating demand for their skills only manufactures disappointment,” he warned.
Oppong Nkrumah also suggested a funding shift.
“We need to move from sovereign financing alone to public-private partnerships. Government should de-risk and co-invest, while private capital drives large-scale job creation,” he said.
He further called for reforms in skills development.
“We must make the apprenticeship economy the spine of youth employment, with national certification and clear pathways into jobs or self-employment,” he added.
According to him, Ghana also needs stronger labour market intelligence.
“We need a credible labour market information system that publishes district-level data on vacancies, skills gaps, and graduate absorption,” he said.