New mining school to begin offering courses in January

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
Stakeholders from Guyana’s extractive sector at the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment’s workshop on the development of the Mining School and Training Centre, which was held at the Guyana International Conference Centre on Tuesday. (Government Information Agency photo)
Stakeholders from Guyana’s extractive sector at the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment’s workshop on the development of the Mining School and Training Centre, which was held at the Guyana International Conference Centre on Tuesday. (Government Information Agency photo)

Minister of Natural Re-sources and the Environment Robert Persaud has said that the recently-announced Guyana Mining School and Training Centre Incorporated will launch courses in January.
Persaud made this announcement at a workshop convened on Tuesday with representatives from two Canadian universities, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and other local stakeholders from the various extractive industries.

Persaud said the ministry had hoped to start some of the courses by year end, but in the interest of streamlining operations and getting stakeholders involved, a decision was taken to launch several programmes in January 2013, according to a report from the Government Information Agency (GINA).

The ministry and the GGMC are currently working with the College of the North Atlantic and the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland to develop a curriculum that is adaptable to Guyana’s extractive industries.