The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation has announced a partnership with the Ministry of Education to train at least 400,000 young people under the government’s One Million Coders programme.
Speaking during a visit by the Vice President Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, to the ministry on Thursday, January 22, Sector Minister Samuel Nartey George disclosed that the program will be rolled out in 100 constituencies by the first quarter of 2026.
According to him, the initiative will also be extended to selected tertiary institutions to allow university students to benefit from the digital skills training.
“We’re hopeful that this year, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, we’ll roll this out in 100 constituencies by the end of the first quarter, and in at least four of the traditional universities, so that our university students can also take advantage. The target is to train at least 400,000 people this year under the One Million Coders programme,” he said.
He further revealed that the ministry has engaged several technology companies to support the programme, particularly in funding and technical training.
“Given the financial constraints, we decided to reach out to Big Tech to support the President’s flagship programme, and it has been very well received,” he stated.
He added that partnership agreements have already been signed with Google, MTN, Huawei, and Telecel, with discussions ongoing with Microsoft, Oracle, and Amazon.
According to the minister, the collaborations are intended to ensure that beneficiaries of the One Million Coders programme receive internationally certified training from leading global technology companies.
“We’ve signed partnership agreements with Google. We’ve signed partnership agreements with MTN, Huawei, and Telecel. As we speak, we are in conversations with Microsoft, Oracle, and Amazon to also sign technical training arrangements so that the beneficiaries of the 1 million coders program are undertaking these internationally certified programs by these Big Tech companies,” he added.
