PHILIPSBURG--The Department of Labour Affairs and Social Services on Thursday launched the Start Here Campaign with a “large scale” registration drive at the parking lot in front of the Government Administrative Building.
The initiative is called the Start Here campaign: Your path to employment and career development” and was themed: “Your path starts here.” A steady flow of persons attended the registration drive throughout the day to take advantage of the change to be part of the labour market.
The Start Here campaign is geared towards “boosting economic viability of a large segment of the population while also changing the perception and attitudes regarding the meditative role of the department, in the world of employment.”
The primary objective of Start Here “is to meet the demand for suitable employees by matching these employees with suitable vacancies, provided by the business community. This task becomes difficult with a small or insufficient database. The Start Here campaign aims therefore to expand and update the current database with suitable and competent jobseekers.”
The campaign will consist of four initiatives. The first will relax the requirements to register as a jobseeker. The Department is currently developing a platform in which job seekers and the business community can interact freely on employment opportunities. The platform will consist of vacancies separately sourced by the department during an upcoming registration drive and various profiles of persons seeking employment and career development opportunities.
Attendees to the registration drive on Thursday followed a path steered by important questions concerning educational backgrounds and work experience, until they arrive at their desired destination and ending with the registration process. Attendees were also provided with information on vacancies and job training opportunities currently available at the department.
The departments’ overall theme for 2015 is accountability of all relevant stakeholders.
Various job training and employment opportunities will also be available online during the coming months. Additional information on the campaign can be obtained by visiting www.sxmlaboraffairs.com and Facebook: sxm.laboraffairs.and.socialservices.
