Mrs Patience Arthur-Badoo, an educationist, has called on women artisans and those in vocational training institutes to take Entrepreneurialship Skills Training (EST) serious to help them to operate effectively and efficiently.
In addition, she said artisans, who had no formal education, should endeavour to enrol for literacy classes to communicate effectively with
their clients and read manuals pertaining to their work.
Mrs Arthur-Badoo, who is also Director of Education, Presbyterian Church of Ghana, made the call when addressing 83 women artisan graduands in hairdressing, catering, dressmaking and literacy skills after four months of intensive classes at the Vocational Training for Females Programme (VTF) of the Church in Accra on Friday.
She urged women artisans to concentrate on their work to win the respect of men and not relent, but contribute their quota towards the
running of their homes by supporting their husbands financially.
Mrs Arthur-Badoo called on them to put into practice the knowledge and skills acquired by being courteous to their customers, time conscious and manage their finances well.
"You should learn to treat your workers and apprentices with dignity and respect to make them happy working with you," she added.
Madam Linda Agyei, Director of Vocational Training for Females Programme (VTF), said her outfit since its inception in 1992 had trained
many dressmakers, hairdressers, caterers, welders, florists, customer care, record keeping, costing, pricing and communication skills.
She said objectives of VTF, initiated by the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, was to enhance the socio-economic status of women through the
provision of Business Development Services.
"We also assist Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) graduates to set up their own businesses on a more successful and
professional basis," she added.