On Saturday, the George-town Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) was part of the graduation ceremony held for 14 youth, one of whom was a young woman, who successfully completed ‘Basic Electrical Training’ with the Guyana Police Force (GPF).
At the ceremony, Secretary of the GCCI, Shaleeza Shaw recounted that in April of this year the Chamber signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the GPF to collaborate on not only crime-fighting strategies but also training and development of the Force’s staff. According to a press release from GCCI, she noted that the ceremony represented the first manifestation of this collaboration.
Spearheading the training initiative was GCCI Council Member Keon Howard. His company, Guyana Electric, conducted a four-month-long training programme with the youths; three of which were spent in the classroom and one in the fields.
The youths were trained in ‘Basic Electrical Principles’ and covered a number of topics including Basic Electrical Principles, Ohm’s Law, Electrical Cir-cuits, AC Supplies Single Phase and Transformers.
The Chamber’s Secretary in her remarks said that with the recognition of the lack of an adequate labour force as well as unskilled human resources in Guyana’s expanding economy, this initiative was timely in building capacity that is much needed.
