The first ever Joy Business Campus Roadshow has taken place at the Oyibi campus of  Valley View University (VVU).

The programme which is a Student Engagement Forum (SEF) sought to furnish students with access to the right sources of career guidance.

“The first edition of the program, presented at Valley View University Outreach, would enable the audience, tertiary students in particular, to gain access to formal sources of career counselling, assisting them in making appropriate occupational choices and comprehending practical career options available,” the head of Joy Bussiness, Madam Odelia Ntiamoah noted.

Madam Ntiamoah also shared with the audience, the origin of the Roadshow concept. “My colleagues and I sat down one day and thought about how to create an idea that would aid tertiary students in determining their career path because unemployment or joblessness and working on poor salaries is the first, direct, and most severe impact of wrong career choices,’’ she said. ‘’Most people blame a variety of factors, but they never blame themselves for making a poor job choice.”

Delivering the welcome address, Mad. Ama Karikari, the Director of University Career Services at Valley View University, reiterated the purpose of her office.

"The Career Services Department tries to provide directions and support to students regarding their career and academic domain," Madam Karikari said.

The one-day event which was a partnership between the University and Joy Bussiness consisted of an interactive session with resource persons from different sectors.

Farouk Khailann, the CEO of Premium Africa Holding, spoke briefly on his struggles and experiences as an entrepreneur. He also encouraged and motivated the students to stay on their toes if they wanted to be profitable entrepreneurs.

Foster Akugri, the founder of The Hacklab Foundation, also shared his experiences in the field of technological entrepreneurship. He said that his entrepreneurship experience and profession started at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), where he began by selling sachets of water to his hostel mates from his room on campus. This micro business concept flourished and expanded into other fields of commerce.

Mr Akugri ended his story with a word of advice for the students. “Sacrifice the comfort you desire today for something practical, and pursue what motivates you,” he said.

Dr. William Peprah, Valley View University's Chief Financial Officer, also shared some tips in bussiness and finace with the students. These included concentrating on one’s area of interest; being punctual and having good communication skills.

There were breakout sessions which enabled the participants to have direct contacts with the resource persons.