About the Job Ready Institute
The JobReady Institute is a registered NGO and an initiative of The Nefertiti Project — a social enterprise committed to advancing quality education, ethical leadership, and workforce readiness across Africa.
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We are tackling youth and graduate unemployment one learner at a time
The JobReady Institute brings together industry leaders, educators, and young professionals to name the problem, build the bridges, and train the people Ghana’s green economy needs.
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Who We Are
We are a workforce development organisation that works at the intersection of education, industry, and community. We build the infrastructure that connects what Ghana’s graduates can do with what Ghana’s employers actually need.
Based at the Nyansa Square campus in East Legon, Accra, we share a home with the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning, the J.B. Short Institute for Ethics, and the Nyansa Tech Hub — four institutions under one roof, working on the same problem from different angles.
Our Founder
The JobReady Institute was founded by Dr. Nefertiti Puplampu — educator, researcher, and Executive Director of The Nefertiti Project. Dr. Puplampu has spent over two decades working on the challenge of 21st-century teaching, learning, and workforce readiness. She is also the founder of the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning and the J.B. Short Institute for Ethics, Honesty and Professional Competence.
Our Focus
Ghana’s skills gap is not a mystery. It is well documented, widely experienced, and under-addressed. Graduates leave tertiary institutions without the practical, employer-ready competencies the market demands. Employers spend time and money remediating what institutions should have delivered. Young people start their careers already behind.
JobReady exists to disrupt that cycle — through honest public conversation, targeted technical training, and a growing network of employers, educators, and advocates who refuse to accept mediocrity as the default.
Our Home
JobReady operates from the Nyansa Square campus at Bathur Street, East Legon, Accra — a nearly one-acre knowledge campus that also houses the Nyansa Tech Hub STEM Lab, training and event spaces, and the offices of our partner institutions. The campus is the physical home of The Nefertiti Project’s work in Ghana.
REGISTERED NGO NOTICE
The JobReady Institute is a registered NGO in Ghana. Qualifying contributions and sponsorships are eligible for tax deduction. We issue official tax deduction certificates to all qualifying donors and sponsors.
Our People
The JobReady Administrative Leadership
A small but growing team currently carries the organization’s efforts.
Dr. Nefertiti Puplampu
Founder/Director
Nefertiti Puplampu, BS, BA, M.Ed, Ph.D. is a Learning Science and curriculum specialist. Dr. Puplampu has been teaching and training faculty, staff and students for over 20 years at numerous organizations across the US, internationally and online. She has won multiple awards for excellence in teaching, engagement and administration. She has managed projects for various organizations in industries from manufacturing to food production. She conducts curricular analysis, evaluation, design and redesign for numerous private colleges in academics and other areas of operation.
Nefertiti has a Bachelors of Science in operations management technology and a Bachelors of Arts in organizational management. She has a master’s degree in Instructional technology with a certificate in Web design. She also holds a PhD in Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies with a professional certificate in project management and an informal minor in international development education.
Mr. David V. van Dyck
Legal, Partner
Mr. van Dyck is an articulate, organised, and transparent Barrister-at-law, Ghana Law school and Solicitor of the supreme court of Ghana with 14 years’ working experience in company law, land law, litigation, debt recovery, family law, and estate matters at Jan Chambers, Dr. Ekow Daniels and Co. He prides himself on solving complex legal issues quickly and ensures the advice given to the client is of the highest standard.
Mr. van Dyck is an alumnus of Achimota School in Accra, Adisadel College, Cape Coast, North Park University in Chicago, Illinois, and the Faculty of Law, Legon in Accra. He brings to JobReady an extensive understanding of the Ghanaian legal environment, honed analytical skills, and a penchant for effective documentation and execution.
Mr. Prince Kofi Oyelaran
Finance, Partner
Prince Kofi Oyelaran is a finance professional with vast experience in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Investment and Managing in the Global Digital Economy.
Prince has an extensive background in financial management, cost and financial accounting, taxation, and investment analysis. The JobReady institute benefits from Prince’s highly developed critical thinking skills and a knowledge of digitalization of businesses.
Mr. Samuel Ogyiri Sackey
Contracts Manager
Mr. Samuel Ogyiri Sackey is the Managing Director and founder to Kotlers Management; he served as Executive Director to Media and films Ghana Limited. He has also been a Business Strategist to Gordon Brothers Business Company in China and a Research Consultant to Sea Joy restaurants and Bars in Cyprus. He has taught online sales at alibaba group headquarters in Hangzhou, and has served twice as a member of the National Planning Committee for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,(AU) celebrations). Mr. Sackey served twice as the secretary to Rotary club of Accra North and subsequently as a Club Administrator.
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Whether you are interested in partnering on an event, sponsoring the green technician programme, attending one of our 2026 events, or simply finding out more about what we do — we would love to hear from you.