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Learn additional trade to support regular income
Ms Clementina Xorlali Tettey
The Executive Officer of The Dress Factory, Ms Clementina Xorlali Tettey has encouraged young women in the formal sector to learn an additional trade or skill to complement their various professions.
This, she said,would help themearn extra incometo support what comes from their professions.
Such additional incomes, according to her can be used to pay bills, or buy some items of convenience to support the home.
Ms. Tettey gave the advice in an interview with The Spectator on Tuesday about suggestions on how women could empower themselves financially.
She said it was important for young women to make the best out of every good opportunity available instead of making excuses because they would not be young and strong forever.
Ms Tettey noted that learning a trade or skill comes with numerous advantages since nobody could take away that skill from the learner.
According to her, the days when apprenticeship or learning a trade was considered a preserve forschool drop-outs was a thing of the past.
“When you learn a skill and you do a good job to satisfy your clients, you would make money every day to support yourself and your home” she said.
She disclosed that her current crop of students even included university graduates who were gainfully employed and family women.
“What this also mean is that it is never too late to learn.”
According to her,she encourages people who have no plans of going to school or continuing their education to explore the possibility of learning a trade.
“I learnt a trade years ago but as time went on, I pursued my dream of going to the universityto study, so it is never too late to learn” she said.
She also called on young people to take advantage of any least opportunity to upgrade themselves with courses which are short and free.
From DzifaTettehTay, Tema