Municipal Director for The National Youth Authority (NYA) in Bolgatanga has said that most Ghanaian Youth are not serious about putting themselves to good use.
According to her, it’s true that there are jobs in the country as of now but the youth themselves are also not serious about taking advantage of the system to set up businesses that will take care of them.
Making a case in an interview on Bolgatanga-based Dreamz FM, Madam Clare Maar noted that although the NYA is training the youth on various skills, most unemployed youth fail to show up for the skills training.
Worrying is the fact that most people who have been trained complain about the lack of capital to start their business whiles those who are provided with some capital also fail to package their business well hence its failure.
“You would train them, ask them to find jobs on their own or to sell something but still, they would tell you ‘madam, I don’t have the resources, I can’t get money to start’. Just last month, we trained 50 youth in Bongo on liquid soap making and leather bag weaving and how to do ‘powerazone’ but some of them as at now, they will tell you that they don’t have the capital to start and even some of them when you give them the capital, the business will collapse even if they start it because of how they package the business,” she stated in an interview on Dreamz FM’s Breakfast Today.
“The training they receive will be effective if they are serious. You can give money to people they will spend and still be sitting down. But when you really want to work and you get the necessary training, at least, you should be able to start to do something. But if you give them the money, some can still give you another excuse that the money will not be enough for the things that they are going to buy.
Even with those we trained on digital marketing and gave them the phones, some of them when you trace them now, they will even tell you the phone has spoilt. But if you are serious and we give you the skill training, you can start to do something on your own not necessarily putting money in your pocket. That is why we don’t train them on businesses that require huge capital to start”.
She added “These youth when you give them money the next time, you will see them still roaming around and say no job. When you ask them, they will tell you another story. So it is about how serious you are”.
She expressed worry about the mentality of Graduates who believe they don’t have to set themselves up but rather focus on being employed by government or other private entities in the country.
“Everybody will tell you there is no job, so they should create jobs for themselves. But their mentality is that they can’t finish school with degrees and masters and you ask them to create their own jobs”.
In recent times, the Finance Minister has encouraged the youth of Ghana to focus on creating jobs because it’s not sustainable to depend on the government for employment.
Source: MyNewsGh.com