292 heavy duty equipment operator trainees graduate in Region Six

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service Dr Ashni Singh (second left) and Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton (third, left) at the graduation ceremony
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service Dr Ashni Singh (second left) and Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton (third, left) at the graduation ceremony

The government is continuing on its path to equip Guyanese with the necessary vocational skills in keeping with the demand for the skilled labour needed for the country’s development.

In keeping with this initiative, 292 additional heavy duty equipment operators were today added to the country’s skilled workforce following a graduation ceremony in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), a Ministry of Finance release stated yesterday.

The training programme was a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Finance’s Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) and the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT) and allows for public and private sector employment of all trainees in the field, especially with the country currently on a fast-paced development trajectory, the release said.