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Nov 29, 2011 - LEARN Partners Etisalat To Empower Secondary School Pupils
Etisalat Nigeria joins the Lagos Empowerment and Resource Network (LEARN) to empower Lagos State secondary school students on their career choices.
LEARN Project Manager, Mrs. Bisi Awoyomi, who spoke about the aim of the organisation said that the overriding goal of LEARN is to groom young leaders to be confident, self sufficient and socially responsive through education, skill acquisition, training and recreation.
According to Awoyomi, LEARN, a pet project of the Lagos State First Lady, Dame Abimbola Fashola, will ensure that Lagos youths are carried along with any career talk sponsored by etisalat.
She said that LEARN was formed to boost the confidence of the youths and that it had partnered Etisalat to equip students and to achieve a noble outcome.
She said, "We are happy to work with Etisalat to enable LEARN to achieve its desired goal of building a solid future through the youths of today.
Speaking at the third session of a career counselling programme in Lagos recently, the Chief Human resources officer for Etisalat, Mrs. Abigail Isokpan, said that the event was another value added to the Adopt-A-School initiative of the Lagos State Government.
She said, "We are a product of the society in which we live and do business, that is why at etisalat, we are committed to contributing to development at all levels of society."
According to her, a transition from school to work career counselling is a priority of the company to prepare students for the challenges of the changing workplace.
She said, "Number of changes has taken place in the workplace as a result of global technological and social transformations. Companies are forced to make swift adjustments in order to grow and survive. It is important that students are informed about the workplace and the implications of these changes to enhance their chances of success".
Commenting, the representative of Lagos State Government, Mr. Biodun Ogunrinde, said that there is the need for the services of vocational advisers and counsellors in secondary schools, adding that most students failed to choose the right career caused largely by poor counselling.
According to him, the fact is that most students don't get to choose the career paths they want due to parental influence that may later affect their performance.
This partnership, as earlier noted by Mrs. Isokpan, is as a result of the commitment of both parties to ignite passions for learning in young people and grooming tomorrow's leaders to be confident and ready for the challenges of the future.
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