The Minister said this in a speech read on his behalf at a two-day sensitisation workshop for private employers held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.

The workshop, attended by employers from various sectors, featured presentations by experts from the Ministry of Employment on the GLMIS platform and related labour issues, including pensions.

Mr Pelpuo explained that the platform was developed to serve as a repository of labour market data, enabling job seekers, employers and training providers to make informed decisions.

The main challenge contributing to unemployment in Ghana was not the lack of jobs, but the absence of information on where specific skills were needed, he said.

"In many cases, people are unemployed not because there are no jobs, but because they have no information as to where their skills are required," Mr Pelpuo noted.
He said the effective utilisation of the platform would allow tertiary institutions and training programmes to redesign their curricula to meet industry demands.

The Minister acknowledged the challenge faced by employers in finding qualified workers to fill skills gaps, which contributed to skills mismatches and labour market inefficiencies.

The GLMIS, launched last year, is a centralised digital platform that serves as a repository for career and skills development.
It features six portals including employers, skills, statistics, knowledge and private agencies.
Some of the employers, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, gave their impression on the GLMIS and vast opportunities it comes with.

Mr Raymond Larbi, Human Resource Manager, Multimedia Group, expressed optimism about the platform's potential to address the skills mismatch in the industry.

"If we get all stakeholders, especially the companies, to feed the system with information, it will enable employers to have access to information to meet emerging needs," Mr Larbi said.
He highlighted the difficulty in sourcing workers with specialised skills, particularly those with artisanal abilities.

"There are certain categories of workers that it is very difficult to source, especially those with artisanal skills. If we have such a platform, and they are aware of that platform, and they feed it with their information, it means that if we are looking for cameramen, video editors, and the like, it will be very easy to get that information," he added.

Mr Larbi suggested that beyond providing information, employers could use the platform to identify skills gaps and develop targeted training programmes.

"Sometimes we will even undertake programmes within our sector to train more people to fill the gap. Training is not only by the schools. We can also do training within the work system, like internship," he explained.

Mr Samuel Jyandoh, a film producer, described the GLMIS as "a good platform" that would benefit both employees and employers if properly implemented and marketed.
"There are a lot of things that I didn't know earlier, but I've come to know now. I didn't know that there are some of the things out there that we in the private sector can take advantage of and boost our works," he said.

He emphasised the importance of promoting awareness about the platform to maximise its impact on the labour market.