SBSA holds fourth annual recruitment fair |21 November 2019
The Seychelles Business Studies Academy (SBSA) hosted its annual recruitment fair on its premises at Anse Royale on Friday November 8, 2019.
Present for the official launch of the fair were the principal secretary for tertiary education and human resource development, Dr Linda Barallon; management and staff of SBSA and the 92 final year learners of 2017-2019 cohort, completing the diploma in business studies and accounting and the diploma in office management and administration programmes.
After spending three years at the academy, they are preparing to follow either a career path or undertake further studies upon completion of their studies on December 6, 2019.
The fair also had the participation of various public and private organisations such as Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status; Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change; Ministry of Finance; Judiciary; Public Utilities Corporation (PUC); Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA); Seychelles People鈥檚 Defence Forces (SPDF); Barclays Bank (part of the Absa group); Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB); ACM & Associates; Agency for 好色TV Human Resource Development (ANHRD) and University of Seychelles.
The SBSA director, Josianne Bristol, addressed the students,urging them to seize the opportunity to get as much information from the various organisations who have responded positively to the invitation to join the SBSA annual recruitment fair.
For the companies present, Mrs Bristol pointed out to them that it was 鈥渁n exclusive chance to meet prospective candidates who are about to be formally qualified for the positions you need to fill. You can save your company time and money by having this first meeting with potential candidates 鈥� before the best ones go out into the broader job market鈥�.
The opening ceremony comprised introductory presentations from various companies partaking in the event. These were kicked off by a senior employment officer who spoke about the special employment programme known as 鈥楳y First Job Scheme鈥�.
It was followed by MCB which, since the first recruitment fair in 2016, has been one of SBSA鈥檚 loyal partners, including taking on graduates under the 鈥楳y First Job Scheme鈥�.
Barclays Bank (of the Absa group) briefed students on the 鈥楻eady To Work Programme鈥�, a programme which came about following a signed memorandum of understanding between SBSA and Barclays Bank in 2017, thus enabling SBSA to offer its graduates an opportunity to earn an extra qualification.
The final presentation was by ANHRD which emphasised on further studies, access and opportunities. The presentations served as an opening to the long awaited day for the learners.
The fair granted the learners the opportunity to have one-to-one conversations with the officials from the organisations and companies present and thus, cleared any uncertainties and established a connection.
In turn, the potential employers laid out their requirements and expectations for new recruits. This paved the way to have the learners enlisted as potential employees, so anyone who appeared to make the cut could be scheduled for interview at a later date.
Learners claimed to have been truly enrichened by the SBSA annual recruitment fair and thought it was 鈥榠nsightful鈥�.
Tania Marie, who will be completing her studies from the office management and administration course, stated that 鈥溾�ach organisation had a chance to display what they are offering鈥� the students were given the chance to apply or discover a post they are interested in. The event was very fruitful鈥�.
To note, all the organisations which participated in the SBSA annual recruitment fair fulfilled the SBSA learners鈥� expectations, in particular SCAA and SPDF, two organisations which had the students immensely fascinated by their range of career progressions.
In her closing remarks, a final year learner, Beverly Brioche, concluded that, 鈥渢he success factor for Seychelles many years ahead is young people, educated people who are prepared to take key positions that form bricks in a sustainable future鈥�. She advised her colleagues to seize the opportunity to register for their respective future jobs and take the first step in building their career.
The SBSA annual recruitment fair extended throughout the rest of the day with learners visiting different organisations based in classrooms and it was termed as a 鈥榝ruitful day鈥� by the majority of the learners and participants from the world of work.
The accompanying photographs show some highlights of SBSA鈥檚 recruitment fair.
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Photo source: SBSA
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