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CIHRM Ghana holds 15th graduation
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The 15th Graduation ceremony of the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management (CIHRM) Ghana has been held in Accra.
The event saw the graduation of 316 individuals, consisting of 58 men and 258 women.
The President of CIHRM Ghana, Dr. Edward Kwapong, complimented the graduates on their selflessness and commitment.
He cautioned that the certificate was only a license to the theatre, adding, “your continued stay, progression and elevation at your workplace will depend on how well you apply this certificate to the demands of your work at the workplace.”
Dr. Kwapong urged the new graduates to enter the workforce as professionals rather than pursuing an academic career.
The Institute, conferred an Honorary Fellow on the Minister of Education , Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum.
Dr. Kwapong who performed the honorary ceremony explained that the status of Fellow is the highest level to which a member of the HR professional institute or anyone in Corporate/Industry can aspire.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CIHRM Ghana, Dr. Ebenezer Ofori Agbettor added that “as a Fellow or Honorary Fellow, you should be able to hold your own and make pronouncement on any situation in the profession that you may be confronted with.”
He revealed that the Minister for Education had done so on many fronts, especially in relation to the institute obtaining a Charter Status and the Legislative Instrument (LI), which matured on November, 28 2023, after it was laid in Parliament 21 days ago with the number LI 2474.
He hinted that this year a total of 1,125 students wrote the examinations across the Examination Centres in Kumasi, Ho, Takoradi, Accra and for the first time, in Sunyani.
“These numbers represent candidates who wrote in our January and July Examinations in 2023,” he said.
The guest speaker, Dr. Adutwum, underscored the importance of relevant university programmes in tackling the prevailing unemployment challenges confronting the nation.
Speaking under the theme: “Making Tertiary and Professional Education Count in the World of Work,” Dr. Adutwum said higher education institutions were integral to empowering individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in today’s competitive job landscape.
Acknowledging the rapidly evolving nature of industries and the emergence of new job sectors, Dr. Adutwum stressed the need for educational programmes to adapt to these changes.
He emphasised that fostering collaboration between academia and industries was crucial to ensuring that students were equipped with the practical skills demanded by the workforce.
Ghana Post on Tuesday launched the ‘Skool Box’ initiative, one aimed at supporting education and delivery services to students in Accra.
The initiative forms part of Ghana Post’s broader transformation agenda to diversify its services and provide innovative solutions to everyday challenges faced by Ghanaians.
Launching the initiative, the Managing Director of the company, Mrs Rita Sraha, said the idea was inspired by the practical difficulties students and parents often faced in transporting school items, particularly at the beginning of the academic term.
According to her, the increasing space constraints in schools also makes it difficult for students to carry large quantities of belongings with them, creating the need for parents to find alternative ways of sending additional items to their children.
Mrs Sraha said the initiative aligns with the broader national agenda of using digital technology and innovation to expand opportunities, improve public services and strengthen Ghana’s economic capabilities.
The Managing Director however, stressed that the success of the initiative would depend on Ghana Post’s willingness to listen to users, learn from experience and continuously improve the service.
Mrs Sraha explained that Ghana Post was gradually expanding beyond its traditional postal operations through partnerships and services in areas including last-mile delivery, agency banking, logistics and insurance.
She said the School Box Service was another example of how the organisation was using its institutional capabilities to develop solutions to practical challenges within communities.
The Acting Chief Commercial Officer of Ghana Post, Mr Benard Yaw Atta-Sonno, said the service was designed to provide convenient and reliable delivery of school-related items while creating new business opportunities within the education sector.
According to him, the company was also strengthening its focus on digitalisation, customer experience, strategic partnerships and data-driven commercial decision-making.
“Our objective is clear: to build multiple sustainable revenue streams around the assets and capabilities that Ghana Post already possesses, while developing new capabilities for emerging markets,” he said.
He explained that, in the short term, the initiatives were expected to increase transaction volumes, improve the digitalisation of the company’s network, attract new customer segments and generate additional revenue from services that complemented its traditional postal operations.
He noted that the School Box, in particular, provided an opportunity for Ghana Post to develop recurring business around the annual school cycle, while creating opportunities to cross-sell other logistics and delivery services.
The launch forms part of Ghana Post’s wider efforts to modernise its operations and position the company as a diversified logistics and service provider beyond its traditional postal business.
By Linda Abrefi Wadie
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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has asked heads of schools not to turn away newly admitted students or refuse to accommodate them over metal trunks or wooden chop boxes.
“These practices may impose unnecessary financial burdens on parents and guardians who may be unable to afford alternative storage containers prescribed by individual schools,” the GES said in a statement.
“All students admitted to boarding accommodation should be treated fairly and accommodated without discrimination based on their economic circumstances or ability of their parents or guardians to purchase a particular brand or type of personal effects.”
The statement, signed by Professor Mrs Smile Dzisi, the Deputy GES Director-General, comes after Management of the Service received reports that some senior high schools and senior high technical schools (SHS/SHTS) were turning newly admitted students or refusing to accommodate them because they brought metal trunks, wooden chop boxes or other personal storage containers to school.
Consequently, the GES has asked regional directors to inform all heads to desist from turning away or refusing admissions to duly admitted students solely on the basis of the type of trunk, chop box, or personal storage container they bought to school.
Provided the item was reasonably sized, safe and did not pose risk to the health, safety or welfare of other students, those students must not be refused accommodation, it added.
The statement said: “Any reported case of a duly admitted student being denied accommodation or turned away solely because of the type of trunk, chop box or personal storage container brought to school should be investigated and same reported to management.”
“Any head of SHS/SHSTS who flouts this directive shall be dealt with in accordance with the applicable standards, regulation and laws of the service.” –GNA
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