(Friday 18 October 2019 Issue)
Rise of The Young Gambia- a Gambian youth-led movement recently held a symposium on career development at the American Corner in Bundung.
Held
on the theme: Shaping your path, the symposium targets young people, especially
high school students. It was designed to empower and orient young people to
pursue the career they aspire for.
Prominent
individuals from various fields were invited to interact with the young people
and discuss key factors involving career development.
Addressing
participants, guest speaker Magistrate Muhammed Krubally underscored the role
of young people in national development, reminding them that it is important to
have a mentor in helping to shape their path in developing their careers.
He
emphasised that without a mentor they will experience challenges and hindrance
before achieving their dreams.
Magistrate
Krubally described the session are of great benefit to the young people and the
nation at large, stating that young people are the future leaders any country
and as such they ought to be well equipped and aware of how to make sound
decisions concerning their careers.
Hassan .Y. Jallow, Chief Executive Officer of
Assutech, who was also a guest speaker of the event, stressed that discussions
about career at an early stage enables people to “calibrate” themselves and
“diversify knowledge” based on their interest.
He
described passion as the fundamental pillar in making decisions especially
about careers and thus urged the participants to pursue a career they develop
passion for.
Jallow
also urged participants to be hungry for knowledge since it is the leading
factor to competence.
Almamo,
a participant also suggested that the presence of educationists in the
discussion is of utmost significance, as he believes that career development
has to be included in the curriculum of the country’s educational syllabus
considering the huge role it can play towards students’ choice making.
