Youths to raise 10,000 career development mentors
Anambra State Town Unions Council, Youth Wing (ASTUC YOUTH), has disclosed plans to train 10,000 career development mentors under its Career Development Mentorship Programme. President General, Comrade Ken Okoli, dropped
Anambra State Town Unions Council, Youth Wing (ASTUC YOUTH), has disclosed plans to train 10,000 career development mentors under its Career Development Mentorship Programme.
President General, Comrade Ken Okoli, dropped the hint during the inauguration of 21 local government youth-mayors, three zonal liaison officers, as well as swearing-in of 12 youth leaders. He said the training was aimed at raising men and women, who would care more about the younger generation towards building successful careers.
Okoli said the project was structured to train mentors who had already completed university education and experienced in their areas of specialities.
He added: “The training will equip the mentors to train the mentees who are yet to experience the struggles of real life, our younger generations.
”The reason behind this Career Development Mentorship training is that we want to raise men and women that will care more about the younger generation towards building a successful career.
“Our target this year is to train 10,000 career development mentors that will help to teach at career development seminars and provide mentorship service to our youths.
“Apart from the challenges of work, younger people experience challenges of choosing their career. Teaching them the right knowledge about their career goals will enable them make right decisions on their goals and aspirations.
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“As leaders of young people, we want to provide leadership skills to our younger ones. We want to train these 10,000 resource persons that will continue to teach others in their areas of interests or careers.”
Inaugurating the mayors, Okoli advised them to keep personal interest away and maintain status quo expected of them in the discharge of their responsibilities.
He further advised them to propagate themselves as ambassadors of peace in their communities, saying such move would bring everyone together with peace, love and unity for greater Anambra.
“The swearing-in of the zonal liaison officers was another strategic effort to consolidate the success of the council in driving its programmes at the grassroots level.
“You leaders are the representatives of your communities not yourself. Keep personal interest away and maintain the status quo expected of you in the discharge of your duties and responsibilities.
“We are here to build bridges that will be beneficial to Anambra youths. Let your goals be to build links across and promote harmonising relationships among communities,” he said.
Speaking on behalf of the mayors, Orumba North Mayor, Comrade Ikechukwu Robison, and Mayor, Oyi Local Government, Sir Chinedu Nwokedi, thanked the ASTUC Youth leadership for believing in them and promised to do more in view of their increased responsibilities.
They promised to execute inclusive leadership, citing youth empowerment programmes as among plans already underway.
One of the newly-elected youth leaders, Comrade Bob Nzekwesi, expressed joy about the appointment and promised to promote peace and unity within his community by establishing programmes that would keep youths busy and out of the streets.
He enjoined urged the youth to desist from any form of criminality, cultism, drug abuse and embrace vocational and empowerment programmes that would give them meaningful livelihoods and make them responsible citizens.
The 12 elected youth leaders were drawn from Abetete, Nanka, Eziowelle, Igbariam, Amaokpala, Ukpor, Amaetiti, OMOR, Omasi, Umueri, Awgbu and Eziagu communities.
