According to a report by the Institute of Statistics, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), only 10 per cent of graduates in Ghana find work immediately after their mandatory national service, and it takes the remainder about 10 years to secure permanent employment.
With a continuous growth in the cyber space, it is expected the youth will take advantage to stem this trend.
Cyberghana, an NGO is making that possible by equipping the youth with employable skills in cyber security and emerging technologies.
The national initiative for Cyber Engineering, Science and Technology Educational program by Cyberghana seeks to train the youth in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, coding and programming.
The organization therefore has been establishing cyber clubs in various senior High schools nationwide.
Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ Senior High School in Kumasi is the latest to benefit from this initiative.
At the launch, the students demonstrated their projects ranging from malware analysis to ethical hacking.
Program Coordinator, Bright Edujih-Kuleke believes the training will equip them with cyber entrepreneurial skills.
“It’s best we start equipping our younger ones so that by the time they finish school, they’ll have employable skills that companies can employ so that they don’t join the category of unemployed youth,” he said.
The Headmistress, Mrs. Felicia Asamoah Danquah encouraged the students to take advantage of the opportunity.
She promised to lend her support to initiatives that seek to improve academic performance of the school.
Assistant Headmistress, Domestic, Mrs. Deborah Aburabura read her speech.
“There are so many employment opportunities when it comes to cyber and its related issues,” she said.
“My outfit is willing and ready to embrace and support any educational opportunities that will challenge the students to explore and learn more for academic excellence,” she said.
Abuakwa District Police Commander, Superintendent Vitus Napen admonished the students to be mindful of their activities on social media.
He however advised them to report to the Police in the case of cyber-attack. His speech was read by Chief Inspector Christian Owusu.
“You need to be careful what you share on social media. Before you put anything on social media, you have to assess and make sure you’ll not be bothered when the next person sees it.
“If you find out you’ve been hacked, stay calm and report to the Police and our experts will take it up,” he stated.
President of the cyber club, Salatu Ibrahim was happy the training has exposed her to many fields in IT.
“I’ve learnt how to apply some of the theories I have learnt. So I can basically say, I’m an IT expert,” she said.
Certificates of participation were presented to members of the club.
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