Joseph Hamilton, Minister of Labour, and Richard Maughn, Chief Executive Officer of the Board of Industrial Training (BIT), met with representatives of George Brown College (GBC) yesterday at the ministry’s Brickdam location to discuss expanding skills training opportunities in Guyana to create a skilled workforce.
A release from the ministry said that Dr. Gervan Fearon, President, and Dr. Adel Esayed, Dean, Centre for Construction and Engineering Technologies of GBC, were among officials in attendance.
Areas of discussion included setting up a partnership between the two agencies to reinforce the ministry’s continuous efforts to generate a skilled workforce by equipping individuals with the essential skillset to be employable, as well as expanding train-the-trainer programmes.
The release said that Hamilton spoke briefly about the ministry’s accomplishments during his leadership, including a significant increase in training opportunities for over 11,000 persons nationwide within three years.
This achievement, he noted, will be enhanced as his ministry, through BIT, plans to develop new training programmes aimed at equipping individuals with the knowledge and expertise necessary to execute their duties more efficiently in 2024.
The George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology is a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three campuses in downtown Toronto (Ontario, Canada).
