Linden Technical Institute now better able to train students
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Senior Lecturer LTI D’Nell Boyce giving a tour of the automotive workshop (GINA photo)
Residents of Linden, especially young people are accessing training in heavy-duty machinery, GINA said today.
The course, where persons will be trained to operate and repair heavy-duty machinery, was initiated two years ago, but only officially launched at the Linden Technical Institute (LTI) yesterday, at the Constabulary Compound, Linden. The ceremony was to also officially open the new automotive workshop at the institute. To support the course, the automotive workshop at the Linden Technical Institute was refurbished, GINA added.
In attendance GINA said were Chief Education Officer, Minister of Education, Olato Sam; Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Delma Nedd; Charge D’ Affairs, Canadian High Commission, Daniel Joly; representative of the College of the North Atlantic, Elizabeth Vincent; Training Coordinator, Machinery Corporation (MACORP) of Guyana, Miguel Oviedo; Senior Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Officer, Jerry Simpson. There were other officials of the TVET Department as well as officials of LTI, including Board Chairman, Gordon Gumbs and Principal (ag), Shurla Brotherson.
Officials of the TVET Department of the Ministry of Education, LTI, MACORP and the College of the North Atlantic cut the ribbon to officially open LTI’s new automotive workshop (GINA photo)
(From left) Representative of the College of the North Atlantic, Elizabeth Vincent Chief Education Officer (CEO), Senior Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Officer Jerry Simpson, Chief Education Officer, Minister of Education, Olato Sam, Charge D’ Affairs, Canadian High Commission, Daniel Joly, Training Coordinator, Machinery Corporation (MACORP) of Guyana, Miguel Oviedo, and LTI, Board Chairman, Gordon Gumbs at the launch (GINA photo)
Inside LTI’s new automotive workshop (GINA photo)
Chief Education Officer (CEO), Minister of Education, Olato Sam delivering the feature address (GINA photo)
Charge d’ Affaires, Canadian High Commission, Daniel Joly talks about C-FEE role in the programme (GINA photo)
LTI’s Board Chairman, Gordon Gumbs addressing the gathering (GINA photo)
Officials of the Technical Vocational Education and Training Department of the Ministry of Education, Linden Technical Institute and its partners, at the official launch of LTI’s heavy duty programme and automotive workshop (GINA photo)
Senior Lecturer LTI D’Nell Boyce giving a tour of the automotive workshop (GINA photo)
