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The standard-bearer of the Democratic National Congress (NDC) has pledged to absorb the apprenticeship fees paid by artisans for any vocation if he wins the 2020 election.
John Mahama, who was interacting with some artisans, including carpenters, welders, plumbers, electricians and barbers among others, on Wednesday in the Upper West region, said a credit scheme will be created for interested individuals.
They will use the capital to acquire all the basic tools necessary to learn a vocation.
He believes that providing financial support to an apprentice would contribute to both job creation and the development of the critical mass necessary for national development.
“We need to train him to understand the new machines that are coming out so that he can continue to provide us with the services he provides.
“When we were in office we worked with SEDO to open a training school in Suame Magazine, here we will do the same so that master craftsmen and their apprentices learn to use dialogue machines because now all vehicles and other equipment use diagnostic machines.
“So if we don’t do that [train you] The time will come when the old machines are emptied and only the new ones, so if we don’t train you to work on them, you will be out of work.
He added that a national apprenticeship program will be introduced to register all artisans across the country.
According to him, this will make it easier for the government to finance the learning fees it has promised.
