The Foundation for Leadership Excellence (F.L.E.X) has charged schools in Ghana (both public and private) to institute a unit devoted for the counselling of students.

According to the foundation, students often faces variety of challenges which turns to dent their academic performances, thus the need for qualified counsellors onboard to offer students the maximum support needed to always put them right on track.

Dr. John Kissi, President of F.L.E.X made this assertion in a media engagement at the foundation's Youth Empowerment Summit held on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at the Mfantipim College in Cape Coast dubbed, "Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today."

The day-long workshop was organized for students of selected Junior High and Senior High Schools in Cape Coast who were schooled on essential topics like leadership, scholarship opportunities, career guidance and skill-building on financial literacy and entrepreneurship, public speaking and personal development as well as mentorship.

The well-attended summit garnered students from schools like Adisadel College, Oguaa Senior High Technical, Holy Child Senior High School, Catholic Jubilee Boys JHS, Presbyterian JHS, St. Monica's JHS and the Holis Educational Complex who turned out as participants to the programme.

The training equally aimed at shaping the future of these students in acquiring a formidable grounds towards a sustainable career path.

Dr. Kissi in his interaction with the media, again called on parents to desist the act of forcefully determining what they prefer their wards to become in future by choosing for them whatever course they deem fit for their children without considering the child's strength and career interest, having suffered similar fate during his school days.

Mrs. Bridget Baaba Enzimah-Mensah, a Counsellor and facilitator at the summit, uncovered the annually held workshop to be a voluntary service undertaken by members of F.L.E.X to empower young people.

She observed the summit to be of immense benefit to students and the country at large by complimenting and enhancing steps undertaken by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to empower prefects at various schools on how to become a good and responsible leader.

Speaking to Sompa News, some students expressed immense gratitude for the opportunity granted them to be equipped with the requisite knowledge to have them become the leaders they aim at.

Sompaonline.com/Eric Annan