A 2020 World Bank report titled “Youth Employment Programs in Ghana: Options for Effective Policy Making and Implementation” identifies agribusiness, entrepreneurship, apprenticeship, construction, tourism, and sports as key sectors that can offer increased employment opportunities for Ghanaian youth. It also calls for more investments in career guidance and counseling, work-based learning, coaching, and mentoring to equip young people with the skills needed for work. When last did you attend a youth mentorship program? Are you a student, worker, or both? Mentoring programs can be a powerful recruiting and retention tool when developed thoughtfully and intentionally. If resourced adequately and deployed intentionally, mentoring programs can attract potential employees, empower the current workforce, and retain talent.
LEC Group, in partnership with Adom FM & TV, Asempa FM, Brandeis International Business School (USA), Regional Ministries, and Role Model Africa, brings you Ghana’s most preferred youth gathering and a 15th-anniversary celebration with the sole aim of practically empowering the youth of the nation to capitalize on opportunities in our current economy.
The National Youth Mentorship Summit will be hosted in the Ashanti & Northern Province for KNUST campus – Kumasi, Greater Accra & Volta & Eastern Province for UG campus, Accra and Central & Western Province for UCC campus, Cape Coast. The schedule is as follows:
| Zone | Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Zone | 23rd July 2022 | 8 am | Great Hall, KNUST, Kumasi |
| Southern Zone | 27th August 2022 | 8 am | Cedi Conference Hall, UG, Accra |
| Western Zone | 3rd September 2022 | 8 am | NEC Auditorium, UCC, Cape Coast |
The theme for this year is “Developing an entrepreneurial youth,” and the summit promises to bring exciting yet educating topics facilitated by seasoned speakers on the thematic areas. These speakers are experts and individuals with first-hand experience in their various fields.
Albert Kusi (LEC Group, CEO) is a successful entrepreneur, public speaker, and youth development activist. In the past decade, he has been instrumental in shaping the youth of Ghana through the LEC Group, an organization of affiliated human development interventions. He has received global recognition through notable awards schemes, including being named one of the 50 most influential Ghanaians under 40 for three years.
Prince Kofi Amoabeng is a Ghanaian businessman and a former military officer of the Ghana Armed Forces. He was a co-founder of UT Bank and owned numerous companies in Ghana. He has received many awards, including the Lifetime Achievement for Innovation in Africa (2013).
John Dumelo (Actor, Farmer, and Politician) is an actor of international recognition and entrepreneur who has expressed his knack for business through his interest in various fields. He is also known for his political aspirations and his ventures in crop and animal farming.
Mr. John K. Addo (Prudential bank MD) has over thirty (30) years of rich corporate experience in banking and finance, having worked with reputable institutions in the United Kingdom and Ghana. He is a Chartered Accountant by training and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Philip Osei Bonsu (Host of Ekosiisen) is the head of programs at Asempa FM and Head of Public Relations for the Electricity Company of Ghana in the Western Region.
The 2017 Mandela Washington Fellow is a Tullow Scholar who holds an MSc in Corporate Communication and Public Affairs from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.
Hilda Nimo Tieku (CEO of Jobberman) works as a Chief Executive Officer at Jobberman, Ghana’s leading platform for talent acquisition with an estimated 40 employees, and was founded in 2012. Hilda is a focused Business Development Manager with over fourteen years of experience in exceptional planning and strategic implementation.
Students and workers alike from all institutions in Ghana and beyond can be a part of this mega event. Kindly fill out this form (click here) to reserve a seat at Ghana’s Biggest Mentorship Conference in any of the 3 locations (Accra, Kumasi & Cape Coast).
We invite corporate Ghana to come on board by partnering with us on this critical journey. Any company that wishes to sponsor can contact: 0245040255 / 027755622
