Nations MBA programme fits the bill for upwardly mobile locals

An MBA class in session

Five years ago during an interview with one of the country’s largest private sector enterprises, the Stabroek Business sought its Chief Executive Officer’s views regarding the greatest threat to the health of the business sector in Guyana. Without hesitation, he responded, “scarce managerial skills.” He went on to point out that increasingly, qualified and competent Guyanese managers were “forever” seeking what they considered to be greener pastures. Local training institutions, he added, were underequipped to provide sufficiently large numbers of suitable replacements for those who choose to “move on.”

Another business executive explained that private sector entities seeking to secure adequately qualified “management” personnel have,