Min Parag commends high number of women participating in GOAL Oil and gas course

Public Service Minister, Sonia Parag, has expressed satisfaction with the number of women participating in the first oil and gas course being offered by 3T EnerMech, through the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship programme.

Parag visited the 3T EnerMech training centre at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, where she had a firsthand experience of the theoretical and practical lessons being offered to the students on Tuesday,. “I was happy to hear that we have a great number of women doing these courses, because the world is moving towards gender equality. Guyana is definitely on board, and what I am seeing here is the technical hardcore skills,” Minister Parag said.

She continued, “This definitely requires attention; it requires strength and a lot of coordination.  I am happy to say …I am rather excited to see women on board here.”  The minister told the media that eighty persons are part of the first batch of students. She pointed out that due to the nature of the training, each class has 12 students, which allows participants to receive the same level of attention.

“I think they are doing a fantastic job; the classes are not to such a capacity that they can’t have the individual attention that they need to be trained in the skill,” the minister stressed. Parag reiterated that after the students successfully complete their skills training, they will go on to internship, after which they will be hired.

The minister noted that the administration has been distributing scholarships to persons in all 10 administrative regions, regardless of the programme and at which university it is being offered. Meanwhile, GOAL’s Director, Dr. Jacob Opadeyi disclosed that the training of technicians is a move towards fulfilling the need for local content. He added that it provides Guyanese with the opportunity to take control of the oil and gas exploration in the future.