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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The National Service Scheme (NSS) has urged the prospective national service personnel to leverage the opportunity the Scheme provides to industries to get experience, and sharpen their skills in order to enter the job market. The Director of Corporate Affairs of the Scheme, Armstrong Esaah, made the call at the University of Ghana City Campus over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Elaborating on the new mission of the Scheme\u2019s \u201cDeployment for Employment\u201d, Mr Essah said it is designed to place service personnel at advantageous position in the world of work to reduce unemployment that had characterised graduates over time.<\/p>\n

He emphasised that the zeal and dedication with which the Executive Director, Osei Assibey Antwi, and his team had put these thoughtfully designed and implemented modules into practice were aimed at repositioning the Scheme to meet the employment expectations of graduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cSkill development is key, and the Scheme has been positioned as another mill that will produce astute business executives, captains of industries, and a pool of well-baked experienced graduates prepared to take up positions when offered employment at established organisations,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

New vision Mr Esaah further indicated that the development mechanism within the Scheme\u2019s new vision of not only deploying the personnel but ensuring that they either become self-employed, offering employment for others and also be ready for employment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Scheme has redefined its mission and that it is now \u2018Deployment for Employment\u2019. Those days, it used to be \u2018mobilisation for deployment\u2019, but it has been redefined with NSPs and industries in mind. NSS wants to deploy service personnel with employment in our mind.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026and you would appreciate it very much the objective for the national service programme. Moving the Scheme from its traditional mission of \u2018mobilisation for deployment\u2019 to a new strategic direction of \u2018deployment for employment\u2019, with the aim of complementing the government\u2019s efforts at reducing graduate unemployment and its attendant implications on national security, is the way to go,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

He assured that the new strategic direction comes with the provision of an environment for all personnel to acquire the relevant skills to venture into entrepreneurship and also meet industry demands.<\/p>\n

Research Mr Esaah challenged participants to be proactive, and make a holistic study on their respective place of postings in order to familiarise themselves with what organisations require of them.<\/p>\n

This, according to him, will broaden the knowledge of personnel on respective companies and the need to work assiduously in making sure they fit in the job environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not prudent for any service personnel deployed to be unaware of the company he is going to serve and that it is imperative for all national service personnel to do a comprehensive research about their given place,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

This, he said, will distinguish them from their contemporaries and open more opportunities in the event where the company required to retain some personnel. Errands \/accommodation<\/p>\n

On the issue of service personnel often turned into errand boys and girls, Mr Esaah noted that it is appropriate for them to know their working environment and exercise humility at all times.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery great leader today once served, and that service to humanity isn\u2019t entirely bad. However, I am particular about instances where this errand expedition passes the threshold, adding it could affect the NSPs overall productivity\u201d.<\/p>\n

To this end, he advised user agencies to put in mechanism that could check this trend for the general wellbeing of their companies as well as the service personnel.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing on errands for your bosses are not entirely bad because through this, majority of the key players of the Ghanaian economy were made. Your case cannot be an exception, but we must know where to draw the line so that it doesn\u2019t conflict with your wellbeing, productivity and safety,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

On accommodation challenges, Mr Esaah said in instances where service personnel are confronted with such problems, some companies offer accommodation.<\/p>\n

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