THE EDITOR, Sir:
EACH YEAR thousands of students graduate from learning institutions islandwide. Fortunately some do get the opportunity to enter other learning institutions to further their studies. The remainder of these graduates have to venture out into the field of work.
One wonders how far they will ever get in the new field of employment when they are required to have two to three years working experience in specific areas in which they are likely to exhibit their skills. It is also common for them to be caught in the attractively spun web wherein they are requested to perform some unseemly acts to acquire and maintain the job.
Some of our prominent employers tend to bypass them if the results do not bear the pre-requisites set out in their advertisements. The search for a job becomes tedious. Frustration then surrounds the young leavers who sometimes accept advice from any possible angle. Thus, instead of saying NO to drugs, they are lured into the lucrative business and become addicts or traders.
Young minds can and will adapt to change if given proper training and counselling. They should be given a chance so that they may be able to prove themselves and make outstanding contributions to enhance their welfare and the society as well.
I am, etc.,
MARY A. WILLIAMS-McKOY
Lot #8
Lebanon Housing Scheme
Islington, St. Mary
