The government has announced that it will be increasing the number of Community Service Officers (CSOs) under the Youth Entrepreneurship and Apprenticeship Programme (YEAP) in Amer-indian communities by 500, taking the total to 2,500.
Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh announced the measure on Wednesday as part of budget 2022 where he explained that a sum of $60 million has been allocated for the training of 650 CSOs within Guyana’s ten administrative regions to serve in areas such as tourism and hospitality; development of business plans; food safety pre-requisites; good manufacturing practices; ATV and outboard engine repairs and licensing; as well as garment construction.
Those CSOs would be based in 220 communities.
