Astolinks international, a leading first class private organization, providing international education, travel and immigration solutions to individuals and corporate clients has pledged to expand its capacity in order to complement the good intentions of the government at developing the nations human resource and creating jobs for the unemployed.
Besides helping clients with international education solutions, using immigration laws in ways that will benefit them to study, Astolinks is also into equipping the Ghanaian youth with modern skills and expertise that will help them identify opportunities within the Ghanaian environment to become self-employed.
Mr. Richard Obeng Assuming, the CEO for Astolinks, told The Chronicle in an interview that the time had come for Ghanaian entrepreneurs to elevate their thinking beyond profit making, as the only ultimate purpose for which they exist and contribute in other areas of economic concerns for a better and accelerated economy.
He advised the youth, especially graduates from tertiary institutions, to learn lessons from the current global economic pressures confronting nations, and avoid folding their arms while waiting on governments to provide them with non-existing jobs.
Astolinks began its activities in 2008 in the Ashanti region of Ghana, but currently operates in four regions with offices in Sunyani, Kumasi, Accra and Takoradi.
Plans are also on-going to open a branch office in Tamale to serve the Northern, Upper East and West regions. The organization have highly skilled qualify staff working in all its office branches with focuses on customer care as its topmost priority.
Mr. Obeng again urged Ghanaian students who intend to study abroad through Astolinks to consider choosing courses that will develop them with critical skills to meet the present demand in the job market.
He mentioned engineering, the oil and gas industry, as well as the health sector as areas lacking the required labour force in Ghana, in which one can take advantage.
He said Astolinks can assist students to study medicine, oil and gas management, law, nursing and engineering programs in countries like Ukraine, China and Russia.
He further calls on corporate agencies to partner with his organization to provide quality and affordable international education to their staff in any country of their choice for improved performance.
Mr. Obeng stated that between 2012 and 2013, over 200 Ghanaians had admissions to pursue degree programs in various disciplines at universities abroad, with 64 of them obtaining scholarships.
He encouraged them to return home after their studies to help contribute to the development of the country and make it the best place to stay. He, however, suggested to the government to roll out educational policies with more emphasis on technical and vocational education. This will be the best measure to succeed in the fight against the high rate of graduate unemployment in Ghana.