The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has distanced itself from a communique announcing the recruitment of new personnel into the Community Protection Assistants Module.

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The flier deemed "fake" by the YEA reads:

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"As part of effort to reduce the rising rate of unemployment in the country, the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) in line with the YEA Act 2015 (Act 887), to oversee the development, coordination, supervision and facilitation of employment for the youth and related matters in Ghana and in partnership with the Ghana Police Service is recruiting new personnel into the Community Protection Assistants Module,"Per the falsified flier, "the application exercise is scheduled to start on 1st June, 2025 to 16th June."

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The Agency in a post on Facebook noted that "The Youth Employment Agency wishes to inform the public that this publication is FAKE and should be completely disregarded, as it does not originate from the Agency."

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The YEA also dispelled claims of recruitment for Community Health Workers (CHWs).

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In April this year, the agency entered a one-year agreement with SoccaBet Ghana to create 500 job placements.

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Also, the agency, in partnership with the Ghana Fire Service, will recruit 5,000 young Ghanaians as fire assistants across the country.

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The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and the Ghana Police Service have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to recruit 12,000 young individuals across the country to serve as Community Police Assistants (CPAs).

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