Ghana’s Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations launched Cohort 2 of the National AI Masterclass on March 25, 2026, at the Best Western Premier Hotel in Accra. The programme, delivered in partnership with UNESCO, trains civil servants across ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in foundational AI knowledge, practical skills, and ethics — including algorithmic bias, misinformation, data privacy, and cybersecurity.
The programme uses a training-of-trainers model: each participant returns to their MDA as an internal resource person to embed AI knowledge across the civil service. Four cohorts are planned between March and May 2026. The first cohort ran March 24-26, 2026. The training is framed as mandatory under a presidential directive requiring all government agencies to adopt AI tools during 2026.
Who it affects: Civil servants across all central government MDAs. The training-of-trainers model multiplies the programme’s reach beyond the direct participants.
What is notably missing: No published curriculum standard defines what constitutes sufficient AI literacy for civil servants. The training programme is three days per cohort; whether this depth is adequate to meet the presidential directive’s expectation of AI tool adoption is untested. No assessment or certification mechanism has been announced.