Launch of 25th anniversary of Ɔdadeɛ 2000: Students advised to embrace technology to stay relevant

The Chief Executive Officer of Bayport Savings and Loans PLC, Akwasi Aboagye, has urged students to embrace technology in their studies to be relevant to industry.

He said that technology was key in making students relevant in the workplace environment tomorrow.

Mr Aboagye was speaking during a career and mentorship programme for final-year students of the Presbyterian Boys Old Students (PRESEC, Legon) in Accra last Saturday. The event was also used to launch the 25th anniversary of the 2000 Year Group, also known as Ɔdadeɛ Y2K.

The CEO, who is a former student of the school and a member of the Ɔdadeɛ Y2K, also told the students that they needed to keep updating their skills to stay competitive, stressing that education, networking, and continuous improvement were crucial to achieving success.

Mr Aboagye challenged the students to see networking as a factor to survive in the corporate world, adding that they must recognise the value of empathy and teamwork in any career they choose. 

Anniversary celebration

The vice president of Ɔdadeɛ Y2K, Tsatsu Mawuko Tchorly, announced that the year group would host the school’s speech and prize-giving day celebration this year.

He said the career and mentorship seminar was to provide the needed guidance to shape the students’ future.

Mr Tchorly said PRESEC had established itself as one of the best pre-tertiary schools in the country, and that the year group would provide the relevant support to sustain the standards in the years ahead.

Some other former students of the school, who are now engaged in various professions, shared their experiences and what the students needed to do to get into the workplace leadership environment.

The students were taken through career paths in medicine, law, engineering, entrepreneurship, banking and finance, academics, and creative arts.

A senior lecturer at Valley View University, Joseph Abandoh-Sam, and a member of the Ɔdadeɛ Y2K, also introduced the students to various careers in information technology (IT), including cybersecurity.

He emphasised the importance of developing essential skills to help in problem-solving, saying those attributes were crucial to finding innovative solutions.

The Head of Legal of Bui Power Authority, Franklin Nana Addai, also an Ɔdadeɛ Y2K, guided the students through the law profession and said that while being a lawyer involved routine tasks, it was also a profession that allowed the practitioner to make a difference.

Activities

The Events Committee Chairman of Ɔdadeɛ Y2K, George Spencer Quaye, said the 25th anniversary celebration would include entertainment performances by old students dubbed: ‘Big old skul jams’ and a solemn day of prayer and worship festival.

A key highlight, he said, would be a green project which would involve converting the school’s kitchen into a green kitchen powered by solar energy and biogas, including transforming the look of the kitchen to an ultra-modern kitchen, as well as a lavish hall for the students.

Appreciation

The Assistant Headmistress of the school, Mercy Amoah, thanked the old students for the event and expressed the hope that the students would make the best of the opportunity the group had given them in their academic journey.