A total of 180 students from six regions are set to benefit from a two-month job readiness camp.
According to organizer, the not-for-profit Specialists in Sustained Youth Development and Research Inc. (SSYDR), the fourth “Employment Attack 102 – SSYDR Job Readiness Summer Camp” will see participation from students in regions One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and Ten.
In a statement, SSYDR explained that ExxonMobil Guyana is funding the camp, which to date has benefitted 450 young people from across five regions.
This year the camp was expanded to include students from Region One.
It explains that the camp targets 180 students from specific secondary schools within the regions, who will receive training that includes focus on personal development, interpersonal communication, work habits and conduct, leadership and teamwork, safety and health, rights and responsibilities and financial fitness.
“This year, we have upgraded our course content to include an introduction to entrepreneurship focusing on the characteristics of an entrepreneur, presenting a business idea and risk,” Magda Fiona Wills, Founder/Executive Director of SSYDR Inc, was quoted as saying.
The statement notes that students from all the regions except Region One will have the use of smartphones and data plans for online training, while the youth in Region One will benefit from face-to-face learning with full observation of COVID-19 precautions and guidelines.
The statement explains that “Employment Attack 102” was conceptualized to reduce poverty and minimize its impacts on the vulnerable youth population. Towards this end, it ensures participants are assigned coaches and together they develop an individual livelihood plan, identify short and long-term goals and map out the process of achieving these goals. Partici-pants are also guided on the accumulation of necessary documents towards employment opportunities.
“ExxonMobil Guyana is pleased to continue its support for an initiative that has such a transformative impact,” said Community Relations Manager Suzie DeAbreu is quoted as saying in the release. “As we continue to develop Guyana’s natural resources, it is becoming increasingly necessary for young Guyanese to position themselves for growing opportunities.”
SSYDR credited ExxonMobil Guyana, the Ministry of Educa-tion, regional administrations and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company for their support in helping to make the programme a success so far.
