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Artisans in Asunafo North take NVTI proficiency 1 exams

A total of 154 artisans dominantly females in the Asunafo North municipality of Ahafo Region have took part in the National Vocational Training Institute NVTI Proficiency I examinations in Goaso.

Date Created : 10/12/2021 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Ghanadistricts.com

Organized under the auspices of the Business Advisory Centre BAC and the National Board for Small Scale Industries NBSSI, the artisans are made up of hairdressers, tailors, welders among others.

According to the municipal head of the BAC, Mr. Thomas Afreh, the examinations have been spread to cover into two to adviod overcrowding in consonance with Covid-19 protocols while other measures like the wearing of face masks have been instituted to help forestall any threats of infections.

He said successful artisans can apply to sit for the proficiency II examinations adding that the certificate can become beneficial in the world of work and the quest for further future studies.

Mr. Afreh said that though the challenges facing artisans in the Municipal is land and location but the Municipal Assembly will collaborate with the chiefs in area to get some pieces of land for industrial purposes in the coming days.