The JobReady Institute · Accra, Ghana

World-class competencies
for Sub-Saharan Africa.

We bring employers, educators, and young career seekers together to name Ghana’s skills gap honestly — and train the specific people the market needs.

A registered NGO · An initiative of The Nefertiti Project

Partner With Us What We Do

About

An international centre for graduate employability.

The JobReady Institute is an international centre for graduate employability established under The Nefertiti Project. The institute works with colleges and certification programmes to align their curricula with 21st-century employer needs — helping tertiary institutions remain relevant to the future of work through consistent, systematic curriculum review and revision.

In addition, JobReady conducts career market research and delivers targeted programmes to equip unemployed and underemployed graduates with in-demand, job-specific skills and up-to-date knowledge of today’s evolving labour market.

We are based at the Nyansa Square campus in East Legon, Accra — a nearly one-acre knowledge campus that houses training and meeting spaces, an event hall, and the offices of our partner institutions.

Registered NGO · Ghana

A JobReady Initiative

The Nyansa Tech Hub

An initiative of The JobReady Institute housed at the Nyansa Square campus. The Hub runs coding programmes, robotics sessions for kids, and STEM career engagements for students, educators, and young professionals. It is the training home of the green technician programme and a partner space for JobReady’s career events.

What We Do

Three streams. One pipeline.

JobReady works through three interconnected streams — convening, training, and advocacy. We identify the problem publicly, build the conversation around it, and train the specific people the market needs.

Stream 1

Skills Gap Events & Convenings

Annual events that put Ghana’s workforce problem on the agenda — with employers, educators, and young people in the same room for honest, structured conversation. Our events aim for clear outcomes: pledges, commitments, and actionable next steps.

Stream 2

Green Technician Training

Ghana is installing solar systems it cannot maintain and importing EVs it cannot service. Our cohort-based programme trains young Ghanaian graduates as certified solar PV and EV maintenance technicians — selected for ability, trained to international standards, ready to work.

Stream 3

Research & Advocacy

An active research interest in Ghana’s graduate employability landscape. Our forthcoming publication — the JobReady book — examines the structural causes of the skills gap and offers a practical framework for institutions, employers, and policymakers.

Current Work

Where things stand.

Our events calendar includes a Skills Gap Fireside Chat, a Tech Career Exposé, a Tech Career Day, and two fundraising events — all anchored at the Nyansa Square campus.

Skills Gap Fireside Chat at Nyansa Tech Hub

Convening

Skills Gap Fireside Chat

A moderated panel bringing employers, educators, and young people into honest conversation about Ghana’s workforce challenge. Hosted at the Nyansa Tech Hub.

Tech Career Exposé at Nyansa Tech Hub

Convening

Tech Career Exposé

A quickfire spotlight series connecting young people to real tech career paths. Hosted at the Nyansa Tech Hub.

Enrolling Partners

Tech Career Day

A full-day event combining talks, career exposé, and an industry showcase at Nyansa Square. We are enrolling companies and professionals now.

Securing Support

Fundraising Events

A Black & White Brunch and a Fundraising Gala at Nyansa Square — securing the sponsors and partners who will make both events spectacular.

Our Team

The people behind the work.

Founder & Director

Dr. Nefertiti Puplampu

A higher education professional with over two decades in leadership and management roles, purposefully working to improve academic and graduate employment outcomes. A learning science and curriculum specialist, Dr. Puplampu brings insights from a specialisation in 21st-century teaching that help faculty and curriculum managers achieve better grad-to-work results. She also holds credentials across the IT and new media areas trending in today's employer needs.

Legal Partner

Mr. David V. van Dyck

An articulate, organised, and transparent Barrister-at-law and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana with 14 years’ experience in company law, land law, litigation, debt recovery, family law, and estate matters. An alumnus of Achimota School, Adisadel College, North Park University (Chicago), and the Faculty of Law, Legon, he brings an extensive understanding of the Ghanaian legal environment, honed analytical skills, and a penchant for effective documentation and execution.

Finance Partner

Mr. Prince Kofi Oyelaran

A finance professional with vast experience in accounting, finance, taxation, investment, and managing in the global digital economy. Prince brings an extensive background in financial management, cost and financial accounting, and investment analysis, along with highly developed critical thinking skills and deep knowledge of the digitalisation of businesses.

Contracts Manager

Mr. Samuel Ogyiri Sackey

Managing Director and founder of Kotlers Management and former Executive Director of Media and Films Ghana Limited. Mr. Sackey has served as a business strategist in China, a research consultant in Cyprus, and taught online sales at Alibaba Group headquarters in Hangzhou. He has twice served on the National Planning Committee for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (AU celebrations) and twice as secretary to the Rotary Club of Accra North.

Get Involved

Ghana cannot wait for
someone else to solve this.

We are looking for founding partners — organisations and individuals who want to shape this work from the ground up. Whether you bring funding, expertise, networks, or space, there is a meaningful role for you.

Contributions and sponsorships to the JobReady Institute qualify for tax deduction in Ghana. We issue official certificates to all qualifying donors and sponsors.
Start a Conversation

We’re looking for

  • Employers and industry bodies ready to define what “job-ready” actually means
  • Educational institutions open to curriculum reform conversations
  • Funders and sponsors who want to invest in workforce development
  • Tech companies willing to participate in career exposé events
  • Professionals ready to mentor, speak, or advise
  • Venues and host organisations in Accra and beyond

Contact

Let’s talk.

We welcome messages from potential partners, advisors, sponsors, and anyone who wants to understand what we’re building.

admin@IATL.online
+233 50 984 5010
Nyansa Square, Bathur St., East Legon, Accra