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General News of Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-02-19
A NaBCo recruits in March at the launch of the initiative
Some 324 workers have been mobilized to manage the implementation of NaBCo (Nation Builders Corps), a special initiative of the President offering hands-on training to some 95,908 unemployed graduates.
A report from Parliament's Finance Committee on the 2019 budget estimates of the Machinery Bureau states that in 2018, 30 million GH ¢ were spent to hire NaBCo staff and also to acquire others. logistical means relevant to its operations.
The staffing includes a national secretariat of 17 and a director general, 10 regional coordinators, 245 district coordinators, 36 regional controllers and seven module managers.
beginning
NaBCo, an apprenticeship program designed to improve the employability of tertiary education graduates, began last November with the deployment of 95,908 trainees, although the government's target is 100,000 jobs.
The government expects trainees to gain practical job-building skills, as NaBCo intends to carry out enriched and structured learning tasks, digital skills and general skills that will add value to the qualification. with whom they joined the program.
payments
As a result, in 2018, the government spent GH ¢ 67,135,600 for graduates on deployment, each receiving GH ¢ 700 for November 2018.
Although Parliament's Finance Committee was badured that the benefits for the following months would be paid as expected, a group of program beneficiaries expressed dissatisfaction with the non-payment of their benefits since November 2018.
Group spokeswoman Ellen Acheampong told an Accra-based radio station that most of the affected recruits were previously involved in the "Young in afforestation" program before joining NaBCo when it was launched in November. latest.
She lamented that they receive their compensation quickly from the Forestry Commission until they become members of NaBCo.
In the meantime, GRAPHIC BUSINESS has learned from the NaBCo Secretariat in Accra that payment of benefits has been delayed for some beneficiaries due to data errors detected after due diligence.
12,000 of the beneficiaries reportedly gave the wrong USN number, about 1,000 gave the wrong e-zwich number, while another 1,000 were on the Forestry Commission payroll.
In addition, 322 were on the YEA payroll, 408 on the National Services Secretariat list, 7 on the Ministry of Health nurse training program and 1,702 in other sectors.
"Some of them have received their compensation so far, but have to make sure that we pay them to people who do not meet all the requirements," said a senior NaBCo secretariat official in Accra.
Collaborations
The NaBCo Secretariat will collaborate this year with the agencies identified as Module Implementation Partners (MIPs) to deploy some of the beneficiaries to government agencies in need of their services.
This will ensure that the skills and potential of the beneficiaries are put at the service of the country's development.
For example, the Microfinance and Small Loans Center (MASLOC) will work with NaBCo to staff 216 of its district offices across the country.
The new offices should help MASLOC establish a district-level presence to help administer the small loan program.
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