The Gambia confirmed a new plan to develop digital skills for workers. Officials from the trade and communications ministries backed the program at a hotel in Kololi, with World Bank support through a regional project. A deputy permanent secretary, Dampha Manneh, said the plan tackles serious skill shortages. He pointed to fast tech changes and rising mobile use, calling digital literacy vital for jobs and growth, especially for young people and women.
A project coordinator, Kawsu Barrow, outlined the financial side. Part of a larger twelve-million-dollar fund, over three million is set for boosting business competition and digital labor skills. The effort will focus on small businesses and vulnerable groups, aiming to train at least two hundred eighty people with certificates. A minimum of thirty percent should be women, and five percent persons with disabilities. Barrow called the validation a key step for making the plan inclusive and useful for the job market. The workshop gathered government and private sector figures to finalize the methodology.
A project coordinator, Kawsu Barrow, outlined the financial side. Part of a larger twelve-million-dollar fund, over three million is set for boosting business competition and digital labor skills. The effort will focus on small businesses and vulnerable groups, aiming to train at least two hundred eighty people with certificates. A minimum of thirty percent should be women, and five percent persons with disabilities. Barrow called the validation a key step for making the plan inclusive and useful for the job market. The workshop gathered government and private sector figures to finalize the methodology.
