KNUST Career Services Centre, Faculty of Built Environment host Construction Chamber for final-year career engagement

KNUST Career Services Centre, in collaboration with the Faculty of Built Environment, hosted the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry for a career engagement session aimed at preparing final-year students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi for a smooth transition from academia to the professional world. The session brought together experienced professionals from the construction and built environment sector to interact with students, share industry insights and provide guidance on career pathways and professional development. Mrs. Selina Angmor Doe, the Director of the KNUST Career Services Centre, said the Centre has a threefold mandate: building leadership capacity, creating career opportunities and providing professional guidance to students.

Professor Emmanuel Adinyira, the Dean of the Faculty of Built Environment, urged students to take advantage of the platform to engage with professionals and gain insights that will help them prepare for their careers. He encouraged students to actively participate in the session and ask questions to better understand the demands of the profession, adding, "We want to move from excellence to eminence, and our partners here today are helping us to advance that agenda." Mr. Emmanuel Cherry, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry, emphasized the importance of stronger collaboration between academia and industry in preparing students for professional practice in Ghana's built environment sector.

Mr. Cherry noted that the sector relies on the collective efforts of various professionals, stressing that no single discipline can successfully deliver projects on its own. He said, "In the industry, we classify all of you as professionals because your work is unique," adding that successful projects require the collaboration of multiple experts.