41 recruits begin GuySuCo apprenticeship

The lone female recruit is Sally Shamsher, 17, of Kingsley Village, West Coast Berbice, who is sponsored by Blairmont Estate. She is looking forward to realising her dreams of becoming a mechanical engineer. (GuySuCo photo)

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) has announced the induction of 41 apprentices to its Training Centre at Port Mourant.

In a statement issued on Monday, GuySuCo said the apprentices were recruited recently after the successful completion of a series of thorough assessments and interviews at the end of a process that saw 214 applications being received.

The corporation explain-ed that this year’s cohort of apprentices is sponsored by the four operating sugar estates, which is expected to employ them upon the successful completion of their apprenticeships.