The Institute of ICT professionals Ghana has launched the Tech Job Fair to equip the youth with employable technology skills and acquaint them with companies to help them get jobs.

The 2023 edition of the Tech Job Fair (TJF) scheduled to come off on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC) will be held under the theme ‘Leveraging technology to create inclusive and sustainable jobs’.

The one-day job fair will bring together companies looking for new talents, on one hand, and job-seeking graduates on the other to exhibit and fill up job openings through an innovative rapid recruitment process. 

Speaking at the launch of the fair, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), Prince Ofosu Sefah, who was the guest speaker, noted that the Tech Job Fair is in line with government’s agenda to bridging the unemployment gap in the country.

“One of the things I like most about the upcoming Tech Job Fair is the fact that, once again, it is going to create an opportunity for industry players to interface with tech job seekers so they can dialogue on how best tech job vacancies can be filled”, he said.

Executive Director for the Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH), David Gowu added that, the fair seeks to provide the avenue to understand the needs and expectations of all stakeholders and development partners of Ghana concerned in creating opportunities related to jobs and the future of work.

“Debates have always been rife as to whether the graduate unemployment situation in Ghana is occasioned by lack of job openings or a mismatch of skills in relation to the available jobs”.

“It is in response to this dilemma that the concept of a Tech Job Fair (TJF) was conceived and birthed and it is a great opportunity to find or change to a new job, learn from the best experts in IT and digital industry and as well learn from and network with peers,” he said.

He furthered that the fair will provide an enabling environment for young people to access decent jobs, so they benefit from the digital transformation agenda of Ghana.