Mt. Zion Methodist School, Tema holds Career and Professionals Day

Mt. Zion Methodist School, Tema holds Career and Professionals Day By Benjamin Xornam Glover, TEMA.

The Mt. Zion Methodist School at Tema community three has held its Career and Professionals Day. The programme was designed to give pupils an opportunity learn about their dream future profession and guide them in terms of what they should do and how to get there. The resource person for the programme, Mr David K. Egyir, an Architect, a Designer, and a Life Coach educated the pupils on the various personality types and told the students not to be afraid to try something different because it may be something they may end up enjoying doing. The pupils dressed in various professional garbs to illustrate what future career they aspire to pursue were also These personality types he said are realistic, investigative, social, conventional, enterprising and artistic. Mr Egyir who is also the Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) of Seers Foundation to advised pupils that in choosing a career, they must understand the various personality types and the recommended career types that come with it. For instance, he said a person who is realistic physically strong, unsociable aggressive good motor coordination Lack verbal and interpersonal skills may be good for the Airline Operation, sector, Mechanics, Construction Work and Engineering while those with strong artistic personality types and like to express themselves in language, dance, music, fine art, and writing may be good for the Architecture, Graphic Designing, Fashion Designing, Composing fields amongst others. A teacher at the school and Instructor in-charge of co-curricular activities, Mr Shadrack Afotey Odai told the Junior Graphic that the school plans to hold similar programmes in the future to further serve as a source of guidance for the pupils. The Headmistress of the school, Mrs. Celestina D. Dadzie in an interview said initially such Career and Professionals Day was limited to JHS 3 pupils however, management opted to open it up to the entire school population to help the pupils consider their values, interest, abilities and personality which will help shape the choice of a career. -End-