Mr Percy Opata, Tema Metropolitan Coordinator for the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO), charged NABCO trainees on Friday not to relinquish their responsibilities but to make attempts to attract job prospects as the project draws to a close in October.
“Personnel can make amends by putting forth their utmost effort where they are already employed, by being punctual to work and diligent in their work so that when an incentive for jobs presents itself, they can have an edge in being chosen,” he added.
Mr Opata recounted the incident in Tema. The NABCO scheme, which began in 2018, had an escape strategy and told trainees that they will not be forgotten.
He stated that the government had a three-tiered exit strategy from the start: permanent employment, entrepreneurship, and educational continuity.
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He continued by explaining that if a person applies for a permanent role in the same institution at which he or she is already employed, he or she is in a stronger position than anyone applying fresh with little work experience.
“However, your personality and feedback can also influence whether the company considers retaining you or not,” he said.
Mr Opata explained that the entrepreneurship development program encourages anyone with a business idea to submit it to the National Board for Small Scale Industry (NBSSI), which will review it and assist in nurturing the project into a viable business. The individual is then provided with funding to launch the company.
He noted that the government still had a financial assistance program for those seeking to further their schooling in order to better prepare themselves for the work market.
“If someone wishes to pursue higher education, it should be for the good of the society and the country, not for personal gain,” he said.
Mr Opata recommended that it was not too late for NABCO trainees to take advantage of the resources available to them via the government’s different forums and programs.
The NABCO project began in 2018 with a total of 1,484 trainees for Tema Metro, of which 164 obtained permanent positions and others left without management’s consent; currently, there are 800 trainees remaining on the programme.
SOURCE: ATLFMONLINE
