Bartica airmarked for Technical training centre, regional labour office

Labour Minister, Joseph Hamilton, visited two sites in Mongrippa Hill, Bartica, Region Seven on
Saturday, for the possible establishment of a technical training centre in the township.
He disclosed that with the establishment of this centre, it will be the hub for technical and
vocational training for residents of Bartica and surrounding communities. The minister pointed
out that one of the sites visited already has a building, which he said was previously used as a
training centre, while the other is a piece of land under the management of the Guyana Lands and
Surveys Commission (GL&SC).

The labour minister noted that he will formally engage the relevant agencies to explore the best
option for the new training facility. Hamilton disclosed that the intention is to have a space that
communities could utilise for training programmes. He explained that currently, there is no such
facility in the region which is hampering the rolling out of many of the programmes offered by
the Board of Industrial Training (BIT).
“We have had some difficulties doing the mechanic training programmes because we don’t have
a facility. Cosmetology, we couldn’t do that also, so we want to get this facility up and
running,” Minister Hamilton said.
Hamilton stressed that the building will also house the regional labour office. Technical officers
for the Board of Industrial Training, Labour, Occupational Safety and Health, Central
Recruitment and Manpower and Cooperatives Department will also be stationed there. He
revealed further that presently the officers will occupy an office space at the Bartica Community
Centre Ground. Hamilton also visited that office which is currently being furnished.
He said that presently, the ministry has established labour offices in Linden, and Regions Two,
Six and Ten with the aim of increasing its presence throughout the country so that citizens could
have access to services provided by the agency. Officers of the ministry are also stationed in
every region.
Land Administrative Officer of the GL&SC, Michael Peltier and Prime Ministerial
Representative, Ewring Ward accompanied the minister.