Graduate nurses in the country who wish to join the Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo), scheme can do so voluntarily, Special Aide to the Vice President of Ghana has said.
Dr Gideon Boaku who made this known while speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen on Thursday said although there were openings for graduate nurses to be employed under the initiative, application for the jobs is not compulsory.
He has explained that nurses who do not wish to be part of the scheme cannot be forced to apply.
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“Any nurse who doesn’t want to join the NaBCo and rather wait for the government to recruit them should sit at home and not bother joining. Those who desire to learn something are free to join because it’s voluntary.
“If you join NaBCo and later get a financial clearance, you can leave and so they should just take note,” he said.
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The programme which is a government policy to cut down on unemployment in the country will be launched by President Akufo-Addo on May 1.
Dr Boaku has given the indication that the programme aims to recruit 27,000 health professionals including some 10,000 nurses.
He, however, added that nurses will not be enrolled into the programme under compulsion.