Upper West CNC Director Urges Discipline Among Graduate Weavers

The Upper West Regional Director of the Center for National Culture (CNC), Mr Yahaya Jamal, had advised new graduate weavers to approach their work with the maximum discipline in order to excel in their business.

He said discipline and respect attracted customers to every business which should be a core value of every well-meaning weaver.

Mr Jamal gave the advice in Wa at the weekend during the passing out of ten apprentices of the Centre for National Culture Weavers Association, with the new apprentice graduates receiving certificates.

The ceremony was also used to launch the Centre for Culture Weavers Association comprising private weavers and the weavers under the CNC.

Mr Jamal explained that several people were in the weaving industry and that there was competition to succeed hence the need for them to exhibit exceptional skills and services to excel.

“If you don’t have respect for people, you will sit there with your machines and no one will come to do business with you.

“You have to also be eager to learn new things, don’t think that what have learnt and graduating with is enough for you, you have to acquire other skills like ICT”, he admonished.

Mr Jamal noted that it was the desire of the association to support the graduating apprentices with startup capital and machines but that they were unable to offer that support due to lack of fund.

He therefore appealed to the general public; Non-governmental Organisations and the public sector to support the association to enable it also support its members.

The Chairman of the association, Mr Kala Osman, congratulated the new graduates for the humility and sacrifice they exhibited throughout their three years of training.

“When they go out we expect them to also handle their apprentices the way we handled them.

“Don’t let money be your motivation, but the desire to support others because you don’t know what you will get from helping someone”, Mr Osman added.

Mr. James Kuunsaana Donkor an Assistant Director with the Regional Coordinating Council speaking on-behalf of the Upper West Regional Minister commended the CNC for putting up the association to offer skill training to the people, especially young girls.

He explained that the training through the association would enable the beneficiaries to become financially independent and self-reliance and trickle down to their families.

“We should be mindful that for them to improve their standard of living within their families, they must be successful in the work they must be successful in the work they do.

“Excelling in the traditional weaving will require hard work, consistency, determination, good customer service and team work, connecting synergy through the forms of association will help promote this very well”, he explained.

Some of the graduating apprentices, who spoke to Info Radio, were grateful to God for successfully going through the training.

They appealed to the government to support them with startup capital to enable them start their businesses and impact lives.