Industrial training providers awarded by BIT

Attendees at the event (DPI photo)

The Board of Industrial Training (BIT) has awarded several training providers, known as Masters, for their contributions to the institution.

According to a Department of Public Information (DPI) press release, the Masters, who have been approved and licensed to instruct apprentices, were presented with their awards at BIT’s Competency-based Vocational Training for Employment Cocktail reception and Award ceremony. The ceremony was held last Wednesday evening at the Pegasus Hotel under the theme ‘Apprenticeship in focus and the awardees included GPL, GuySuCo, DDL and BOSAI.

The Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott delivered the feature address and noted that while BIT provides the oversight of the programmes, his ministry is very appreciative of the integral role played by the trainers in every formal Apprenticeship Scheme.