More persons living in the Charity/Urasara community will have access to Information Technology (IT) training now that the Guyana Police Force, the Zara Group of Companies and the Jay and Sylvia Sobhraj Foundation commissioned a computer centre on Thursday at Charity in Region Two.
The centre will offer Foundation, Advance, PC repairs and maintenance, web page design, and introduction to the internet courses, to residents in various communities. The centre currently has approximately 32 computers and will provide much needed IT training. The commissioning of the Charity IT centre makes it a total of 13 IT labs with similar features built by Zara Group of companies.
Coordinator of the Guyana Police Force Academy, Zara Computer Centre, Assistant Superintendent Gladwin Han-over, said that the Guyana Police Force and the Zara Group of Companies have been in partnership for 12 years with a common interest of providing free IT training to persons in the various communities.
He noted that the Jay and Sylvia Sobhraj Foundation has been contributing to their homeland by assisting in the establishment of computer training in various regions across the country. Superintendent Hanover added that the centres are built in a police compound aimed at fostering better community relationships between the police and the community.
The first IT centre was built at Adventure in Berbice in 2012 and since then the Guyana Police Force has been gaining a lot of support from the public. Due to the demand for the courses and the interest shown by residents, other centres were established at Suddie, Georgetown, Cove and John, Blairmont, Wismar Linden, Bartica, Kwak-wawni, Leonora, Parika, and now at Charity. All the courses provided by the Centres are said to be accredited by Guyana National Accreditation Council.
Attending the commissioning ceremony was Region Two Vice Chair-man, Humace Oodit, who opined that the commissioning will benefit residents living in the Charity community. He said that more people will be equipped with the knowledge of Information Technology and thanked all the stakeholders involved in making the project possible.
Also present at the commissioning was Jay Sobhraj of Zara Group of Companies, who said that Zara has been working with the Guyana Police Force in providing free training along with transportation for those who want to pursue the IT courses. He urged residents in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region to make maximum use of the training.
Commander Khemraj Shivbaran said that the commissioning came at an opportune time and will afford many young people in Region Two, the chance to pursue IT courses. He disclosed that to date, thousands of persons have been trained at the two Centres in Region Two and urged others to come on board.
