By Jerry Azanduna
Techiman (Bono East) Oct. 17, GNA-About 50 artisans in the Bono East Region have been trained in business management and apprenticeship skills development to improve their business operations.
They were taken through records keeping, training methodologies, and building master-apprentice relationships organized by Bono East Regional branch of the Association of Small-Scale Industries (ASSI) with support from the MasterCard Foundation.
Alhaji Osman Ibrahim, the Regional Chairman of the ASSI said the training would impact positively on the economic activities of the artisans by helping to grow their businesses, widen their incomes and create more job opportunities for the youth.
He noted that Techiman had more than 15,000 artisans and urged them to take advantage of social media to research and also create market opportunities for their products.
Reverend Christian Balagi, National President of the ASSI noted that the private sector remained the engine of growth hence the need to empower the artisans to stay in highly competitive business environment.
“No matter our experiences we have to refine our tools, methods and business leadership skills to run our businesses running”, he advised.
Rev Balagi noted that craftsmanship was the industrial engine of the economy, and as creators, repairers, builders, and innovators their contributions to economic growth and sustainable development could not be underestimated.
Mr Abraham Kanbonta, Bono East Regional Director of the Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA) assured of his outfit support to the growth of the ASSI to provide the opportunity for technical and management training for artisans in the informal sector.
Mr Mohammad Gargo, Vice Chairman for Road Works Association at Techiman and a participant described the training as insightful and beneficial.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Bertha Badu-Agyei/Kenneth Odeng Adade