S5 school leavers have been urged to perform well even though professional centres and School of Advanced Level Studies (Sals) move to absorb more students next year.
The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development made note of this yesterday during a press conference to explain its newly approved proposal to increase the intake of S5 school leavers in these institutions.
The objective of the new proposal is to ensure that the majority of the 1145 upcoming S5 school leavers are able to pursue further education and reduce the number of leavers entering an already struggling labour market.
An initiative devised following the first meeting chaired by President Danny Faure on the financial and economic outlook of the country, the proposal also addresses the large number of students who do not access post-secondary institutions.
Around 370 out of more than 1000 S5 school leavers from the 2019 cohort did not make it into professional centres and Sals.
Four partners have formalised an agreement to build capacity of local talents in financial services and compliance at introductory level.
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority (SFSA), the Seychelles International Financial Services Association (Sifsa), the Seychelles Employee Transition Scheme (Sets) and The Guy Morel Institute (TGMI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in a small ceremony held on Thursday afternoon at the TGMI premises, Majoie.
The MoU, signed by Dr Steve Fanny (chief executive of FSA), Ina Laporte (chairperson of Sifsa), Shella Mohideen (executive director of TGMI) and Guy Morel (chief executive of Sets), is to better equip participants, mainly those made redundant and graduates seeking employment, among other people looking for a job, to take up employment in the financial sector.
As from October 2020, participants wishing to join the financial sector will attend a one-week introductory certificate course in international financial services which will be followed by a two-week introductory certificate course in compliance.
Antoine Robinson, secretary general of the Seychelles Federation Workers Union (SFWU) has called for sharing of information and more cooperation to minimise the impact of Covid-19 on our economy and the working sector.
Speaking to Seychelles NATION yesterday, Mr Robinson noted that the need for social dialogue in addressing the Covid-19 crisis is very important.
President Danny Faure has called on the youth to take opportunities given to them with regards to placement in employment and to make use of those opportunities as the situation is slowly worsening in terms of job availability on the market amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
All staff of the Savoy and Coral Strand hotels have been paid their July salaries in full, with tax and pension contributions paid, by the Russian based Eastern European Engineering Limited (EEEL) responsible for both hotels.
This follows an imposed 48-hour ultimatum for the company to settle the salary issue after failing to do so last week.
The company responsible for both the Savoy Resort and Spa Hotel and the Coral Strand Hotel at Beau Vallon has been given a 48-hour notice as of yesterday, August 6, to pay in full the basic salaries for the month of July 2020 for its local employees in both establishments or face legal action.
Merits of all posts to be re-assessed
• 1165 requests from 296 organisations received for review
Following the announcement that the GOP of all non-Seychellois nationals currently out of Seychelles have been revoked with immediate effect, a GOP (Gainful Occupation Permit) committee is being set up to re-assess the merits of all posts in the face of new economic realities based on submission of new applications.
31 youths complete training
Thirty-one youths in the second cohort of the ‘Prepare for Work’ programme received their certificates on Friday at The Guy Morel Institute after successfully completing their four-month training.
Initiated by the Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status in collaboration with The Guy Morel Institute (TGMI) last year, the ‘Prepare for Work’ programme provides the youths with a transformative process and a second chance to be the best of themselves.
