The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has organised a two-day leadership training for the executives of the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG).

The capacity-building workshop sensitised participants on the importance of effective communication, stakeholder management, office administration and service quality.

A Senior Assistant Registrar at the SGS, Mr. John Linscell Yen, who took participants through effective communication, urged the executives to learn the principles of communication to enable them discharge their mandate efficiently.

He said communication was hinged on the exchange of information, ideas, and thoughts stressing its pivotal role in the day-to-day administration of student leaders.

“Effective communication involves not only the transmission of a message but also the understanding and interpretation of that message by the receiver,” he said.

Mr. John Linscell Yen making his presentation at the training

Mr. Yen reiterated that poor communication created confusion and misunderstanding in every group. He, therefore, encouraged the student leaders to be good listeners and also learn the importance of clarifying issues.

The Vice-Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Prof. Ruphino Zugle, took the participants through Stakeholder management, while Mr. Isaac Yeboah Nsaful, an Assistant Registrar, spoke on office administration and service quality.

The GRASAG President, Robert Ipiin Gnankob, expressed his appreciation to the organisers for building the leadership capacity of the executives.

“So far, the things I have learnt are very helpful and I hope to apply them in my presidency,” he said.

The Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Prof. Sarah Darkwa, who opened the training, commended the executives for their active participation and encouraged them to practice what they had learnt.

Source: Documentation and Information Section- UCC