Public learn more about employment services
Members of the public yesterday learned more about the employment ministry and how it can help them to find jobs.
Information on training, reskilling and job counselling was on offer during an open day at Independence House held by the Ministry of Employment and Human Resources Development.
The event, under the theme Closer to the People, was also a chance for students, school leavers and jobseekers to meet Minister Macsuzy Mondon to discuss related issues.
Also present were employment principal secretary Marina Confait, National Human Resources Development Council chief executive Christian Cafrine and employment officers.
Mrs Mondon said she was very satisfied with the turnout after her ministry took the initiative following President James Michel’s state-of-the-nation address, in which he called on the government to come closer to the people.
She said the open day was a time for the public to seek information about the role of the ministry and for jobseekers to enrol on a reskilling programme.
During the day, more than 100 people enrolled on various training schemes on offer. And students were also able to get advice and check available courses and training.
“We have also launched a new counselling service for workers and people who have just started working,” said Mrs Mondon.
“This is because after we have helped people to get a job, we have noticed that they are tending to resign within a short period if they meet a problem.”
These people then come back to the ministry to try to get another job, which is becoming a problem, she added.
Mrs Mondon said with this new service, the ministry will work closely with employers and monitor their workers. If there is any problem they will try to solve it and to establish good relations with employers.
There are now employment agencies to help jobseekers, but this does not mean the ministry has less work to do, she stressed.
“We have to work closely with these agencies, as some people have complained that they do not get any feedback after they have left their names with them,” she said.
These agencies are still new, and the ministry is working closely to help them, she added.
Mrs Mondon said last year the Employment Department was able to find jobs for about 150 people. The aim is to provide work for all jobseekers and to help them remain there.
Indian Ocean Tuna was among companies represented at the open day to tell people about its good job opportunities and to recruit staff.
There were also displays on subjects such as training schemes and the country’s human resources needs. One stall, dedicated to safety at work, offered a range of safety equipment and special clothing.
Employment agencies were also there, and people who have employment tribunal cases had the chance to discuss them.
The Association of Seychelles Employers and the Seychelles Federation of Workers’ Union were both represented.