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Youth shine for one day
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Posted on Oct 17 2005
The youth will be given a day to shine at the workplace as they take over the roles of managers and other professionals serving in government and private sectors tomorrow.
The Youth Take-Over Day tomorrow is part of Youth Month this October.
Special assistant for Youth Affairs Florence Kirby said the youth will be taking over government positions and will gather in front of the Administration Building between 7:45am to 8:15am to meet their counterparts.
“The students will be taking over the positions at the Superior and Supreme Courts, the Legislature, the Micronesian Legal Services, and at private agencies or businesses,” said Kirby.
Incumbents Gov. Juan N. Babauta and Lt. Gov Diego T. Benavente will host a brief reception at 3pm.
Kirby, in an interview with Saipan Tribune, said the event is one of the biggest and much awaited events that her office is hosting this year.
“The take-over gives ideas for the graduating high school students, juniors, or even students in college. We give them the opportunity to see what kind of work is available for them,” she said.
Also regarded as “one-day encounter of jobs,” the take-over event is expected to gather at least 800 youth members. Kirby said the program only gathered 300 youths in the CNMI.
She said interested private companies include hotels, though some have backed out due to the effects of Japan Airlines’ pullout from the Commonwealth.
Kirby said the emphasis this year is more on the private sector where good working ethics are also learned.
Though the one-day take-over does not provide compensation, Kirby said, the program itself is an opportunity for the youth to experience orientation of different careers.
The Youth Affairs office coordinated with different private and public school principals on the Youth Take-Over Day project. Northern Marianas College allotted 10 seats for the take-over, while Department of Public Health provided three slots.
