Six members of the Guyana Police Force along with a logistics officer from Ministry of Home Affairs have been granted a one-week scholarship in India under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme, according to a release yesterday from the Indian High Commission in Georgetown.
The ITEC Programme, it was explained, are short-term courses at prestigious institutions of India to selected partner countries across the world and are available for all eligible Guyanese, not just officers of the Police and Defence forces. It covers all expenses related to the training and provides the trainees with a return air ticket, accommodation charges, tuition fee, living expenses, medical expenses, and external and internal tours as per the course curriculum.