Gov’t to train 400,000 youths under One Million Coders programme by end of Q1 2026

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.

The sector minister, Samuel Nartey George, disclosed this during a visit by Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang to the ministry on Thursday, January 22.

According to Mr George, the programme will be rolled out in 100 constituencies across the country by the end of the first quarter of 2026. He added that the initiative will also be extended to selected tertiary institutions to enable 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.

Mr George further revealed that the ministry has engaged several global technology companies to support the initiative, particularly through 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 noted.

He said partnership agreements have already been signed with Google, MTN, Huawei and Telecel, while discussions are ongoing with Microsoft, Oracle and Amazon.

According to the minister, the collaborations are aimed at ensuring that beneficiaries of the One Million Coders programme receive internationally certified training delivered by leading global technology firms.

“We’ve signed partnership agreements with Google, 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 One Million Coders programme are undertaking internationally certified programmes by these Big Tech companies,” he added.