First Cohort Onboarding Ceremony

Launching the first 360° Labour Mobility Programme cohort in Ghana

04 July 2025 | Accra, Ghana (hybrid)

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On 04 July 2025, a new chapter for GAaNF began. Young talents from Ghana gathered in person in Accra for the First Cohort Onboarding Ceremony, joined virtually by colleagues and participants from Nigeria. The event marked the official launch of the very first cohort of the 360° Labour Mobility Programme.


As the first onboarding under the Ghana Chapter, the ceremony introduced participants to the programme, to GAaNF as an organisation and to the partners supporting the journey ahead. It also created the first real moment of connection between young talents, programme teams and stakeholders before the cohort formally began its activities.

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At its core, the 360° Labour Mobility Programme provides holistic support to skilled young talents in Ghana and Nigeria as they prepare for opportunities in local and international labour markets, with a strong focus on Germany. For the first cohort, this meant beginning a structured journey focused on employability, career readiness and labour mobility pathways in sectors such as IT and hospitality.

Meeting the people behind the programme

A key part of the ceremony was introducing the young talents to the team and partners who would accompany them throughout the programme. Representatives from GAaNF, the 360° Alliance, GIZ Ghana and Ghana’s Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations’ Labour Department helped participants understand the wider network behind the initiative.


For many participants, this was the first time they could connect names to faces and see the people, institutions and support structures behind their new opportunity.

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Questions before the journey began

The onboarding also included an interactive Q&A session, giving participants the opportunity to ask questions directly to GAaNF, GIZ Ghana, the Labour Department and other stakeholders.


This exchange helped clarify what lay ahead and created an open, welcoming atmosphere from the beginning. More than a formality, it was the first real conversation between the young talents and the programme network that would support them in the months to come.

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The first of many

This first cohort had no precedent to follow. Later cohorts would begin their journeys with examples already in place, but GAaNF’s first group of young talents stepped into the programme as pioneers.


That is what makes this onboarding ceremony so significant. It was not only the start of one cohort, but the beginning of what the 360° Labour Mobility Programme would go on to build across Ghana and Nigeria.


GAaNF and its partners look forward to continuing this journey with young talents, strengthening sustainable labour mobility pathways and expanding opportunities for future cohorts.