Newmont Africa has graduated 72 local youth from 10 communities in the Ahafo region under its Construction Worker Training Programme (CWTP).
CWTP, established by Newmont Africa is to train, in batches, a total of 168 local artisans from host communities in various vocations, including welding and fabrication, scaffolding, steel bending, carpentry, masonry, equipment operation, and crane operations.
This training is meant to equip the youth with the required skills to undertake construction-related jobs on the Ahafo North Project, and also enhance their capacity to meet national and international standards and approved certifications for future work opportunities within the extractive industry and beyond.
At the maiden graduation ceremony which also saw the matriculation ceremony for some other 48 local youth, was graced by the Ahafo Regional Minister, traditional authorities, representatives of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, and Newmont Africa’s leadership. 
The 72 trainees graduated from a three-month training programme while the 48 others matriculated to start their training in carpentry and masonry.
The training will be carried out in two batches of 24.
Construction Worker Training Programme CWTP is one of several initiatives introduced by Newmont to provide alternative employment opportunities for the youth within local communities.
The 72 graduates were trained in welding and fabrication by an international organization, Corporate Professional Industrial Training (CPIT), as well as in scaffolding and steel bending by our local contractors, Opoopo Company Limited (based in Ntotroso), and Harmotech Engineering and Construction Limited based in Kenyasi.
