The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Institute of Private Enterprise Development Ltd (IPED), on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for training in a range of areas including improving financial literacy.
The agreement was signed in the Commissioner’s Conference Room at Force Headquarters, Eve Leary, Georgetown by Deputy Commissioner ‘Administration’ (ag), Calvin Brutus and IPED’s Officer in Charge of Admin/Human Resources, Dianne Wong, a release from the GPF said.
The five-year MoA will see IPED providing training to members of the GPF in building capacity in areas such as Human Resources, Project Management, Entrepreneurship, Business Management and, Technical and Managerial support services.
The partnership does not only focus on members of the Guyana Police Force but also caters for members of the community being trained in areas of entrepreneurship among other beneficial areas.
“We are appreciative that the police decided that they are going to reach these young people before they become a statistic in our country,” Wong declared, according to the press release.
“This is a good initiative you have started and IPED is proud to be a part of this because I know it will curb a lot of (bad) behaviour and once behaviours are fixed a whole lot of things can be changed as well, so thanks for giving IPED this opportunity,” Wong said.
Specialised training for officers heading into retirement will also be a primary focus of the GPF.
Brutus said that financial literacy is paramount and is something that those who are of age will be able to benefit from and for those who are younger they will be in a better position to make informed decisions.
