Abstract 

This policy brief evaluates a three-month online job-readiness and socio-emotional skills programme for young graduates in Ghana using a randomized controlled trial involving 100 participants (30 in the training group and 70 in the comparison group). It finds that while the programme did not lead to immediate employment gains, it significantly improved participants’ self-efficacy, job-search strategies, and likelihood of receiving job offers. The brief highlights the importance of integrating job-readiness and socio-emotional skills into tertiary education and youth employment programmes to strengthen school-to-work transitions.