A $200M technical institute has been completed at Bina Hill, Annai (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) and will be inaugurated this month, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.
The Hinterland Green Enterprises Centre is a 20,000 square foot, two-storey, concrete and wooden structure with eight classrooms, a computer and science laboratory, a large auditorium, and lecture room, DPI said.
The completion was announced by Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock during a recent interview with the DPI. The minister said that the institute would meet the demand for skilled personnel in the hinterland regions.
The institute is sited in the same compound as the Bina Hill Youth Learning Centre and will accommodate 120 students from Regions 1, 7, 8, 9, and 10. It will offer a curriculum in sustainable enterprise leadership and an enterprise support unit.
Allicock said the institute would also offer a two-year hands-on course in enterprise design and start-up, management, sustainability, and leadership, as well as access to business support services.
The project’s key objective is to stimulate economic growth by creating and supporting innovative leaders with the capacity and know-how to lead businesses in the hinterland environment.
