As the oil and gas-driven business and hospitality sectors in Guyana find themselves competing for the same skills sets in some of the sectors of the Guyana economy, businesses are beginning to rate skills shortages among the primary impediments to enhanced service delivery.
High on the list of sectors in which this challenge is manifested is the hospitality sector where some of the key skills sets required for the effective functioning of the sector are being aggressively sought by the oil and gas sector.
While the cash-laden companies in the oil and gas sector are reportedly paying ‘top dollar’ to recruit Chefs, Bartenders and Servers, local Restaurants and ‘Hang Out Joints’ are struggling to ‘stay with the competition,’ according to Executive Director of the Tourism & Hospitality Association of Guyana, Oslyn Kirton.