Global Institute of Mines and Safety (GIMS) has graduated 28 youth who have undergone skilled training in the operation of various earth moving equipment in the Upper East Region.
The number of youth who were trained purposely for the mining and construction industry comprised 27 males and a female from across the region.
The 3 months intensive training was focused on Excavators, Dumb Trucks, Bull Dozers, Wheel Loaders, Backhoes, Graders, Forklifts, Mobile Cranes operations and General Drilling.
GIMS since its formation in 2008 has been boosting careers and job seeking opportunities of the youth by becoming internationally certified professional heavy duty equipment operators in Ghana.
Speaking at a graduation ceremony organized in Sheaga community on the theme: “Fighting Unemployment In Upper East Region Through Competency Based Equipment Operator Training – The Role Of The Stakeholder”, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GIMS, Larry Gabriel appealed to the chiefs and people in the mining communities in the region to do all they can for the graduates to be employed by the mining companies.
“Global Institute of Mines and Safety is here to stay, and I want to appeal to you [Chiefs] to assist if not all, some of the trainees who have undergone this training for the mining companies around to employ them”.
“Let’s push the mining companies and philanthropists around to sponsor our youth to get skills, this is what we can use to fight unemployment especially Talensi,” he added.
In attendance were Assembly members, Religious Bodies, Chiefs and people of the area.
