“Don’t let this be another training”– business training graduates advised
The Youth Empowerment Unit within the Social Cohesion, Culture, Youth and Sport Department of the Ministry of the Presidency, on Saturday held another graduation as the seventh batch of participants graduated from the Ministry’s financial literacy and small business training programme.
The programme lasted for six weeks and covered budgeting, marketing, financial literacy and preparation of business proposals.
According to the Senior Economic Empowerment Officer of the Youth Empowerment Unit, Samuel Saul, a total of 27 persons were registered on commencement of the programme, but only 17 participants successfully completed the programme.
Saul, in his remarks, urged the future business leaders to put what they have learnt into practice, noting that the programme was conceptionalised and embarked upon back in 2016.
“Don’t let this be another training; don’t let this be another certificate that you are receiving, make use of your training, launch out into your trades, it only takes one step, the Government of Guyana has the task of being com
Graduates pose with members of the Youth Empowerment Unit and Basic Need Trust Fund Project Manager Dikedemma O Utoh
mitted to empowering our youths and will continue to do so …. and may you put what you have learnt into practice,” he advised the graduates.
Meanwhile, the guest speaker, Basic Needs Trust Fund Office (Guyana) Project Manager Dikedemma O Utoh, in brief remarks, admonished the students to keep moving forward and to be an inspiration. He also shared the five simple steps that most people follow to be successful.
“As you prepare to go off into a new chapter of your respective lives, remember these five rules: trust yourself, don’t be afraid to fail, don’t listen to the naysayers, work hard and remember give back to something, by graduating this afternoon you have shown others that achievement is not out of reach …. You are inspirations to your family, to your family and other loved ones. I will leave you with this quote by Eddie Robinson “the will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential; these are the keys that will unlock personal excellence”,” he said.
