Georgetown : The brainchild of Former President Bharrat Jagdeo, and launched in 2005, the National Training Programme for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE), under the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) has been providing the opportunity for school dropouts and unemployed youths to access training to make them marketable, and for this year, 1161 persons were registered for training.
Labour Minister Dr Nanda Gopaul at a press briefing on Friday to report on the Ministry’s for 2012, said engineering accounted for 265 of the total, health sector 212, hospitality 306, Information Technology and Clerical 242, Forestry and Mining 89 and others 47
A total of 977 successfully completed their training in Regions 2, 3, 4. 5, 6 and 7. The remainder 184 who began their courses in October will be finished early next year.
Many of these, after undergoing training have been able to secure employment while others have managed to open their own small business.
The continuous financial outpouring by the administration shows a strong commitment to ensuring its underprivileged youths and single parents are given an opportunity to improve their situation.
Dr Gopaul said that the Labour Ministry for 2012 targeted 100 apprentices for training, 1500 under the NTPYE and 400 single parents.
Youths are trained in areas such as mechanic, electrical repairs, welding, masonry, catering, patient care assistants, record keeping, cosmetology, garment construction, heavy duty operators and information technology under the NTPYE.
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