National Cadet Corps relaunched

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Officials from the ministries of Education and Social Cohesion, along with officers from the Guyana Defence Force, pose with students and teachers at the launch of the National Cadet Corps Programme yesterday. Seated in the photo are: Chief Education Officer Marcel Hutson (second, from left); Chief-of-Staff of the GDF Brigadier Patrick West (fourth, from left); Minister of Social Cohesion Dr George Norton (fourth, from right); and Minister of Education (third from right). (Photo by Keno George)
Officials from the ministries of Education and Social Cohesion, along with officers from the Guyana Defence Force, pose with students and teachers at the launch of the National Cadet Corps Programme yesterday. Seated in the photo are: Chief Education Officer Marcel Hutson (second, from left); Chief-of-Staff of the GDF Brigadier Patrick West (fourth, from left); Minister of Social Cohesion Dr George Norton (fourth, from right); and Minister of Education (third from right). (Photo by Keno George)

The National Cadet Corps Programme (NCCP), established with the aim of building character and developing life skills among the nation’s youth, was officially relaunched yesterday.

The programme, which targets high school-aged children, is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Social Cohesion, through the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport, the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

According to Major Eon Murray, Training Officer of the Guyana People’s Militia, which is the executing body of the programme, the Cadet Corps is intended to create well-rounded individuals, through learning that will complement the formal school curriculum, in the form of both academic and adventure training.