Accra, Jan. 8, GNA – The National Commission
for Civic Education (NCCE) and the Nation Builder’s Corps (NABCO) have signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build the capacity of all NABCO trainees
to contribute effectively to nation building.
The effort would also see the 100,000 NABCO
trainees go through various courses including responsible citizenship, core
values and ethics, and the constitutional duties as nation builders and
community advocates.
Madam Josephine Nkrumah, Chairperson of the
NCCE, signed on behalf of the Commission and Dr Ibrahim Imoro Anyars, NABCO
Chief Executive Officer, initialed for his outfit at a brief ceremony on
Wednesday in Accra.
Speaking at the ceremony Madam Nkrumah said
the programme would help transform the trainees into the new Ghanaians who
would exhibit high sense of patriotism and become pacesetters.
She said the Commission has the mandate to
create and sustain within the society the awareness of the principles and
objectives of the 1992 fourth Republican Constitution as the fundamental law of
the people of Ghana.
Madam Nkrumah said the NCCE has discharged
this mandate through education and encouraged the public to defend the
Constitution at all times.
Dr Anyars said the partnership was to
further the value addition component of the scheme, to be achieved via a
guaranteed work placement, continuing training and learning, as well as
exposure to a range of special projects; all aimed at enhancing future
employability of the trainees.
He said the NABCO core values: Knowledge,
Punctuality, Integrity (KPIs), were validly aligned with the aspirations and
values of the 1992 Constitution and the entire effort would lead to a more
committed and responsible human capital resource base of Ghana.
Dr Anyars said through the partnership and
other targeted specialized skills development providers, the NABCO Skills and
Talent Academy (NSTA), would expose trainees to in-depth content that addresses
the gaps in their work readiness skills in sought after areas such as soft
skills and digital skills.
GNA
