‘Bring all secretarial exams under one body’

Page 11 wednesday December 24 2008
THE Principal of Sight and Sound Education Ghana Limited, Mrs Julie Aryeetey, has called on the government to bring all secretarial examinations under one body such as the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
She said as a result of the different examinations held for secretarial schools in the country, graduates found it difficult securing good jobs.
‘’People on the job market demand certificates from various secretarial schools of their choice, and this makes it very difficult for our students to get jobs”, she noted, and appealed to the appropriate authorities such as the Minister of Education, Science and Sports and the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service to help to address the issue.
Mrs Aryeetey was speaking at the graduation ceremony held by the school for 39 of its students who had completed a two-year course in secretarial training in Accra.
The graduates undertook such programmes as Shorthand, Typewriting, English Language, Office Procedures, French, Computer Studies and Business Communication.
She noted that the school catered for members of the public who wished to learn how to type as an additional skill.
“We are currently running the DBS which is also a two-year course in order to give our students easy access to polytechnics to pursue Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes to prepare them for the competitive job market”, she added.
Mrs Aryeetey appealed to parents and guardians to help instil discipline in their children and wards respectively, and also show great interest in education.
She charged the graduates to enrol in higher institutions to add value to themselves.
According to her traits such as good manners, integrity, efficiency and reliability were the ultimate in achieving higher positions.
The guest of honour for the occasion, Mr Daniel K. Boakye, encouraged the graduates to strive for excellence in order to distinguish themselves in all that they did.