YEA SUPPORTS KIZOO FASHION UNDER YOUTH IN GARMENT AND TEXTILES WITH GH₵ 100,000.

YEA SUPPORTS KIZOO FASHION UNDER YOUTH IN GARMENT AND TEXTILES WITH GH₵ 100,000.

The Youth Employment Agency has fulfilled its promise of providing financial and apprenticeship support to beneficiaries under its “Youth in Garment and Textiles” module which was launched in August this year.

Delivering cheques to beneficiaries under the master trainers who benefitted from the module in the Bono Region, the sector minister for Employment, Labour Relations and Pensions, (under whose auspices the authority operates) Hon. Ignatius Baffour noted that, the module is to provide financial and equipment assistance for entrepreneurs in the garment and textiles to expand their business and train more prospective trainees in the sector. 

At a short ceremony to present seed money to master trainers who were shortlisted to provide training for persons who wish to enroll in the fashion industry, Hon Ignatius Baffour Awuah revealed the module is to ameliorate the plight of many youth who dare to learn a trade in sewing but are hindered by financial constraints and as well cushion garment and apparel factories not ditching out small and medium entrepreneurs in the industry to help them expand their businesses and widen their scope of reach. 

 “After a thorough study into the garment industry, government realized there are many employment opportunities in there, which have not properly been harnessed. The government therefore through the YEA created this module to help expand the existing fashion businesses and create the opportunity for persons who have the will but without the financial resources” the Sunyani West legislator observed.

Presenting a cheque of GHS 100, 000 to the CEO of Kizoo Clothing who was selected for the category of garment and apparel factories in the Bono Region, the sector minister admonished him and his other colleagues who were also selected for the small and medium category to use the moneys judiciously as stipulated in their contract document saying “maybe it is not by chance that you have been selected therefore I will plead with you to continue to commit your commitment into your work before you got selected. You may even have double it up now. I also want you to respect the terms of the contract and engage the trainees that YEA will select for you” 

PUNTUALITY

The ever punctual sector minister instructed the master trainers to instill disciplinary traits like punctuality and regularity in their prospective trainees.

“This module only provides a six month and twelve month training period for trainees who will enroll under the “garment and apparel factories” and the “small and medium” categories respectively, of which they will be entitled to monthly allowance. Hence, we want you to respect them. But, I would want you to maintain high standard of discipline. I don’t want anybody to think that they were brought by the government hence, they can do whatever they want”

He however gave his assurance that recalcitrant trainees will be dealt with appropriately and if it requires dismissal, the authority and his ministry will not hesitate.

The sector minister after the ceremony at the YEA office paid a working visit to the offices of Kizoo Clothing to have first hand information at the workshop. He was amazed at the apparels and work ethics upon arrival.

 

Expressing profound gratitude on behalf of his colleague beneficiaries, the CEO of Kizoo Clothing noted the kind gesture will help improve their businesses.

“We are very gratified by this gesture from the government. This has always been our heartfelt desire as entrepreneurs to expand our businesses to reach even the international market” Mr Kingsley Owusu-Acheampong eulogized the government. 

The Bono YEA Director, Mr Shadrach Abrefa Mensah seized the opportunity to call on the youth to avail themselves to benefit from various employment opportunities rolled out by the NPP government.

“I will call on my colleague youth to identify some of these opportunities rolled out by the YEA and other government agencies to get themselves employed. These employment opportunities might not always be white collar jobs, yet very lucrative” he advised.

 The YEA has exceeded its 2023 youth employment projection by 16% as it projected to engage 71,500 youths throughout its programmes.

However, as of May 2023, the agency had engaged 84,483 youths who are working and contributing to various sectors of the economy.

Source: Alrich24newsgh.com. Ghana