37 Linden youths graduate from First Lady’s ICT workshop

First Lady Sandra Granger attended the closing ceremony of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Training programme in Linden, Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region Ten), which saw 37 youths receiving certificates accredited by the Board of Industrial Training (BIT).
In brief remarks, the First Lady said the programme is aimed at providing young people with skills necessary for the world of work. She also praised the participants for completing the five-week programme.
The programme, spearheaded by the Office of the First Lady, provides young adults with training in the areas of Information Communication Technology (ICT), literacy and numeracy, entrepreneurship, sexual reproductive health, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects, micromanagement development; and soft skills, including ethics and time management.
Similar workshops are slated to be held throughout the country.
Director of Community Development and Social Management of the National Data Management Centre, Phillip Walcott, who delivered the feature address to the graduates, urged them to achieve all that they can as life progresses, and aspire to be innovative and motivated.
“The people who will innovate are the people who are determined they will not be mediocre; they will not just be part of the crowd, but they will stand out.
Do not be content to run with someone else’s vision; stand out! You are at a great starting point,” he said, as he noted that the programme is expected to be expanded.