9 graduate from MACORP’s technician trainee programme

The Machinery Corporation of Guyana Limited (MACORP) on Friday hosted its 14th graduation ceremony for nine trainees who graduated from the technician’s trainee programme.
The heavy-equipment training programme, which ran for six months, attracted some of the most qualified, and talented young Guyanese. The programme caters to persons from different parts of Guyana including Essequibo, Berbice, Linden, and Demerara.

The MACORP trainers explained that the students were exposed to a comprehensive curriculum that will fully prepare them for the tasks ahead. The graduates were also encouraged to strive for the best and to remain disciplined so that they will be able to master their skills.
“Charge yourself to focus positively on achieving the results of technical hierarchy. When you are a trainee, it comes with a lot of pressure… Your drive and focus must come from passion. Ensure that your passion drives you towards your mastery,” Service Manager, Oswin Lynch charged.
The new batch is expected to enhance the capacity of MACORP’s labour force.
The Best Graduating Student was Daniel Shiwnarain from Corentyne, Berbice, while the second best-graduating student was Avinash Chinian, the third was Travis Alhonso, and the fourth was the lone female Rischelle Wills.
Elijah Frazer was awarded for demonstrating MACORP’s core values: “Excellence, Commitment, and Teamwork.”
According to Shiwnarain in his valedictory speech, he had to make many sacrifices to complete the programme. This includes moving away from his family for six months.
“We saw a company with potential and we [the trainees] made the sacrifice for six months so that in the future and in the long run we are going to be somebody great,” he said.

Through all its years of operation in Guyana, MACORP has been very active in the country’s development, contributing directly with technical support and supply of equipment to the most important productive sectors – mining, agriculture, road construction, basic industry, marine, forestry and electrical power generation.
The company has established branches at Bartica and Port Kaituma, with its head office located at Providence on the East Bank of Demerara
For 20 years, Machinery Corporation of Guyana Limited (MACORP), the only authorised Caterpillar dealer, has been leading Guyana’s development and fuelling the success of stakeholders by directly providing integral equipment and product support solutions.
MACORP has been awarded for its outstanding performance and contribution to the development of Guyana and for the professional training of its employees.