The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ghana Education Service (GES) to recruit and deploy 6,000 young people as community teaching assistants by November 2026.
YEA Chief Executive Officer Malik Basintale disclosed this at the Accountability Series on Wednesday, October 21, saying the initiative would provide additional teaching support to basic schools, particularly those in hard-to-reach communities.
He said the Community Teaching Assistant Model would engage qualified young people to support teaching staff while gaining classroom experience.
Mr Basintale stressed that the programme was not intended to replace trained teachers but to provide additional assistance in schools.
“I’m happy to report that, as of September, an MoU has been successfully signed with the Ghana Education Service for the onboarding of 6,000 beneficiaries, whom we hope to recruit and deploy by November this year,” he said.
According to him, the initiative forms part of the YEA’s broader community-based interventions, which seek to create employment opportunities for young people while addressing specific development needs at the local level.
He said the interventions are designed to enable beneficiaries to gain relevant work experience and earn incomes while providing services to their communities.
