2ND COHORT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUMMARY

A game-changing project to enable women to enter industries with a male preponderance, the
INVEST-IN-HER Scholarship Program is being run by the Ghana Chamber of Construction
Industry (GCCI) with funding assistance from the World University Service of Canada (WUSC).
With a training period of between six months and a year, this program offers thorough training in
disciplines like electrical and solar installation, Heavy-Duty Machine Operation, Computer
Hardware, Networking, and Programming, Welding and Fabrication, and Auto Mechanics. The
proportion of female participants enrolling in the trade regions has significantly increased since
the 2nd Cohort. Greater Accra, Kumasi, and Takoradi are the three regions used as the training's
pilot sites.

The program aims to remove gender barriers, advance gender equality, and develop a more
diverse workforce in Ghana by giving young women opportunity and training. The goal of
INVEST-IN-HER is to make its female participants more employable. This entails making it
easier for them to enter the workforce, either through direct job placement or direct working
experience learning.

The INVEST-IN-HER Scholarship Program has a promising future. Some key areas to focus on
in the coming years include securing long-term funding to continue and expand the program,
ensuring its sustainability and reach and collaborating with more local businesses and
educational institutions to broaden the scope of training and job placement opportunities. With
continued support and dedication from the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry and the
World University Service of Canada, the program has the potential to bring about lasting change
in the Ghanaian workforce, while also serving as a model for similar initiatives in other regions.

The table below gives a breakdown of the institutions and their corresponding number of
trainees.

SN INSTITUTION REGION PROGRAM CURRENT NO.

OF TRAINEES
1. Accra Technical Training Accra Computer Hardware, 19
Center Networking and
Programming
2. Anointed Technical Accra Electrical and Solar 33
Training Institute Installation
3. Solar Taxi Accra Automobile Mechanic 12

4. Lloyds Safety Training Accra Heavy-Duty Machine 29

Operation
5. iSpace Foundation Accra Computer Hardware, 25
Networking and
Programming
6. Artisans Association of Accra Electrical and Solar 11
Ghana Installation
Heavy-Duty Machine 28
Operation
7. Kumasi Technical Institute Kumasi Heavy-Duty Machine 33
Operation
8. Suame Technical Institute Kumasi Automobile Mechanic 23
Computer Hardware,
Networking and 32
Programming
9. AAMUSTED Kumasi Welding and 10
Fabrication
Computer Hardware,
Networking and 31
Programming
10. Anointed Technical Kumasi Electrical and Solar 14
Training Institute Installation

11. Takoradi Technical Takoradi Welding and 21

Institute Fabrication
Computer Hardware, 24
Networking and
 Programming

12. Sekondi-Takoradi Takoradi Automobile Mechanic 36

Technical Institute
13. Lloyds Safety Training* Takoradi Heavy-Duty Machine 65
Operation
14. Kwansa Automobile Ltd Takoradi Automobile Mechanic 11
Above: Trainees having Computer hardware practicals
Above: Trainees at ATTC having networking practicals
Above: Trainees at Solar Taxi undertaking practicals
Above: Trainees at Anointed Technical Training Institute undertaking electrical installation
Above: Trainees at Lloyds Safety Training operating a backhoe machine
Above: Trainees at Kwansa Motors Servicing vehicles
Above: Trainees at Anointed Technical Training Institute undertaking solar installation
Above: Welding and Fabrication Trainees undertaking practicals