Ho: Kekeli Consult, Mawuli School hold tertiary programmes orientation for final years students in two SHS

Kekeli Consult Keta, a consultancy Firm in collaboration with Mawuli School, Ho has organized a day orientation programme for two Senior High Schools in the Ho Municipality ahead of their final year WASSCE examinations in the coming months.

The programme, Higher Education Fair and Career Development Seminar for Senior High School in the Volta region was on the theme, "Exposing WASSCE Candidates to Programmes run in Tertiary Institutions and the Associated Job Opportunities after Graduation."

Final year students from E. P. Mawuko Girls and Mawuli Senior High Schools participated in the programmes out of the expected four schools including Ola Girls Senior High School and Sokode Senior High Technical Schools.

A representative from about 15 tertiary institutions across the country including EP University College, and other known traditional universities like UEW, KNUST, ICAG, GTUC, and Colleges of Education such as St. Teresa's College of Education, Jackson College of Education, Adonai University, Ho Technical University, Central University and there rest who partook in the fair took the students through the various programmes and the requirements outlined, the possible job opportunities available after completion, a programme from any of the institutions.

The Founder, Kekeli Consult in Keta, Hon. Gilbert Kobla Kekli speaking at the programme revealed that the fair is expected to equip the students and exposed them to making the right choices going to the University to aid a smooth success in their academic development.

The headmaster of Mawuli School Mr. Jonathan G. Adomah in an interview disclosed that the school came to the realization of organizing such programmes for its student every year to bring all universities under one roof to enable educate the students about the universities and the courses.

Mr. Adomah however admonished the student body to pay much attention to each university to enable them make the right choice at the end of their secondary education.

The headmaster, in acknowledging the effort of Kekeli Consult for their support, appealed to other benevolent entities to come on board to support future programmes to enhance educational development in the region.

Embracing the importance of the programme and its benefits some participating students shared their thoughts.

"I think it is a great initiative because as young students coming out of school now some of us do not know our left and right as in going to the University, the kind of courses to pursue and all that so with this kind of programme some us are aware now the kind of courses to pursue and what the course will help us achieve in future so I think it's a very good programme so it should continue," Ms Karimu Adiza Delali Mawuko Girls SHS.

The Chief Officer of Mawuli School Mr Aikins Alorwu on his turn was very optimistic that the programme will open the minds of the students to make good decisions about tertiary education.

"Actually we never expected this programme though but it's something that has been going on so we did not see it come so early like this this programme is actually expected to open our minds to tertiary institutions before you get to the tertiary so you should ask yourself "after SHS what next?"

"So they're actually here to open up or throw more light on what we should or how to decipher your choice of a tertiary institution. So this orientation is actually meant to elaborate on the options they have at the institutions, the career options," he stated.