Natural Resources Ministry launches youth apprenticeship programme

The Ministry of Natural Resources yesterday held an orientation for its first batch of apprentices under a youth programme that will run for three weeks.

Over the next three weeks, 16 young people, aged 15 to 18 and who come from across the country, will be undergoing training and exposure to field work throughout the length and breadth of Guyana under the Youth in Natural Resources programme.

Speaking at the orientation in the boardroom of the ministry, Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman told the gathering that he and his team at the ministry are excited about the initiative, which would expose the youth to the country and the benefits of the natural resources sector. “The Youth in Natural Resources programme is to let you see that there is virtue in the extractive industries…,” the minister said, while adding that it will also allow them to appreciate what the country has to offer. He also hoped that by meeting new people while they travel, their love for the country would grow.