Ghana plans to direct 70% of national service participants to private sector — MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s National Service Authority (NSA) plans to direct around 70% of participants in the mandatory national service program to private institutions. This was stated by NSA Ashanti Region Director Emmanuel Finn Reagan, MyJoyOnline reports.
Constraints in the public sector
According to Reagan, the public sector has limited capacity to retain national service participants after they complete the program. He noted that public institutions no longer have sufficient space to take on additional personnel.
As examples, the official named the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority and the Ghana Cocoa Board. In his assessment, these and other public structures are already filled with employees.
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Focus on private institutions
The NSA regional director urged service participants to consider private institutions when choosing organizations for completing the program. In his view, they will have better opportunities in the private sector to remain employed after completing the mandatory service.
The proposed strategy is linked to the issue of graduate employment after national service. Reagan believes that public institutions are unable to employ a large number of such people, while private companies may have more opportunities for their subsequent employment.
