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Upon graduating with a Bachelor of
Science in Biotechnology from Makerere University, Jemimah Peace Aguro was
encouraged by fellow Mastercard alumnus who had been through the Work Readiness
Programme to apply for it.
“Previous scholars had informed me
of the hustle of employment search and introduced me to the easy way, the Work
Readiness Programme”, she said.
Aguro is one of the two graduate
employees that were taken on by Amos Dairies in Mbarara District. She works as
a Quality Control Officer who carries out quality tests on raw materials and
validates systems, ensuring that they run as per set standards. She says that
what makes her confident about her work is that the Work Readiness Programme
has given her the platform to practice what she studied in school.
“That I fit into a very prominent
industry and directly handle a consumable product makes me very confident,” she
says.
In addition to the soft skills she
learned before starting her placement at Amos Dairies, Aguro has learnt how to
handle food and the various management systems regarding food. She says she is
now able to apply her learned soft skills such as teamwork, innovativeness,
consistency and decision-making in her professional work.
Despite biotechnology being a
slowly growing industry in Uganda, many things are not yet regulated as Aguro
notes. She adds that she feels proud of
what she has achieved.
“Our supervisor, Mr. Temba Phiri
is very reliable and the programme has indeed given me a platform to start my
career. My takeaway from the programme is patience and being optimistic
regardless of what one may face in the work environment. Whereas quitting might
be a constant thought in a new workspace, patience does pay,” notes Aguro.
She and her co-graduate employee
are being retained at the company.
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