By: Peter Agengre
Regentropfen College of Applied Sciences (ReCAS) at Namoo in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region has held its 5th Graduation Ceremony with a call on the graduating students to be job creators and to exhibit professionalism in the job market.
Twenty-nine graduates were honored with certificates of diploma and degrees in Basic Education, Agriculture for Social Change, Computer Science, and Business in Administration and Accounting.
A member of the College Council and representative of the University for Development Studies, Professor George Nyarko said that many graduates are churned out every year who come out to seek jobs.
He implored them to make use of the skills they had and to create jobs instead of seeking jobs.
A member of the College Council and representative of the University for Development Studies, Professor George Nyarko said that many graduates are churned out every year who come out to seek jobs.
He implored them to make use of the skills they had and to create jobs instead of seeking jobs.
As a way of broadening the scope of the college, the President of ReCAS, Rev. Fr. Dr. Moses Asaah Awinongya re-echoed that the college is awaiting accreditation from its affiliate institution, University for Development Studies, for the start of their new health science programs.
He said the programmes when fully introduced will support the growth of numbers and in the provision of community services.
“Preparations are far advanced for our new health science and solution-driven programs to start in earnest. Fully equipped laboratories have been set up to set the pace.” Dr. Moses Asaah announced.
The College’s Council Chairman, Mr. Mensah Seneadza commended management of ReCAS for exhibiting resilience and tenacity in running the school.
“In the midst of uncertain blissful future, resilience, rethinking current approaches to the way we do our things and run institutions or our lives remain key to our common survival. I wish to use this opportunity to commend the management and staff of ReCAS for the resilience and tenacity for keeping the institution running.” Mr. Seneadza said.
The Vice President of Sustainability and External Relations at Newmont Africa, Ms Adiki Ofeibea Ayitevie, told the graduating students, “that adequate planning for the future is very crucial at this moment in your lives. You need to continue to learn and aim at the best in society.”
Ms Ofeibea continued, “You are coming from a university that has taught you to be creative, innovative, and to go with a certain mindset that you can make it even if you don’t find work in the public sector.”
Ms Adiki Ayitevie also launched the college’s scholarship fund with a seed amount of one thousand dollars for four brilliant but needy females for the next academic year.
The Council Chairman’s Best Entrepreneurial Graduating Award went to Master Daniel Tanti while Master Dunstan Bomeh had the best graduating student award for Innovation and Creativity.
Mama Alice and Prof. Agnes Atia Apusiga’s separate awards for best female graduating student for Resilience and Leadership went to Miss Paulina Apam.
The Overall Best Graduating Student Award went to Master Ebenezer Agudey Akuteye.
In his valedictory speech, Master Ebenezer Agudey entreated his colleagues to be prepared for the different spheres of life that await them.
“ReCAS as an institution has equipped us with more than what our certificates can get us. Application of our trained minds should begin from here and an exhibition of our survived instinct should be exercised irrespective of your final result,” Master Agudey said.
The college affiliated with the University for Development Studies in Tamale also matriculated 58 students to study various Diploma and Degree programmes.
