Working for three years in the private sector made Nicholas Fraser, head of the Allied Arts Unit (AAU) in the Ministry of Education (MoE) realise how valuable his skills and expertise in education are to the nations’ teachers and children, and that this was where he got job satisfaction.
While working in the private sector, he said, he received several calls from former colleagues in the MoE to assist in certain areas. “One thing led to another and I was offered a post at the ministry. I noted the unit I previously worked for had lost its administrator and there was a need for some leadership there. Even though I was making a whole lot more money at 3T EnerMech than I could ever make at the ministry, my expertise was needed in the wider scheme of things,” he told Stabroek Weekend.
He said that the physical education department he had helped to create was not in good stead neither was the AAU. “The physical education department was my baby. I helped to write the job descriptions for all the positions there. I basically helped to mould what the unit was. I couldn’t stay away and watch things go down the drain,” he said.
