Joint Guyana TVET programme

On Friday, Deputy Chief Education Officer(Technical), Dr. Ritesh Tularam represented the Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand and joined Honourable Joseph Hamilton Minister of Labour, Mr. Alistair Routledge, President of Exxonmobil Guyana Limited, Dr. Ritesh Tularam, Deputy Chief Education Officer, and Mr. Patrick Chinedu Onwuzirke, Director of Council for Technical and Vocational Education Training (CTVET) among other officials at the Leonora Technical and Vocational Training Centre (LTVTC) to celebrate the success of the joint Guyana TVET programme.

The initiative which began in 2020 is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Education, CTVET, ExxonMobil Guyana, Hess Guyana Exploration Limited and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited, under the umbrella of the Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI), to support the development of an enhanced electrical installation and welding and fabrication programmes at various TVET institutions countrywide.

Under the programme, the learning institutes underwent a major overhaul resulting in the retrofitting of its workshops with modern equipment directly enhancing the learning experience for students in the areas of Electrical Installation and Welding. During brief remarks, Dr Tularam said the programme aligns with the ministry’s strategic vision of educational empowerment made possible through collaboration. Here are some photos from the event.