CTVET certificate holders can gain from Guyana’s massive transformation – DCEO

…as Council hands over outstanding certificates to technical institutes

The Council for Technical and Vocational Education Training (CTVET) on Thursday morning handed over outstanding certificates for students who had completed programmes between 2014 and 2021.
The certificates were handed over to the heads of technical institutes across the country.
Director of the Council, Patrick Chinedu Onwuzirike, has said the activity holds great significance as it seeks to resolve the issue of students being certified to enter the workforce. He added that the CTVET has also undertaken to implement two cycles of certification per year: in the June/July period, and in the November/December period.
Deputy Chief Education Officer Technical, Dr Ritesh Tularam, has said the delivery of the certificates to persons who have completed their programmes between 2014 and 2021 adds to the cohort of the certified skilled labour force in Guyana.
“Students receiving their certificates can move into what is before us – the massive transformation, including the oil and gas and traditional sectors,” he is quoted as saying in a statement from the Education Ministry.
He further noted that this is part of the Ministry’s underlying focus, to ensure persons are certified so that they can be gainfully employed and make significant contributions to national development.

In brief remarks, CTVET Chairman Floyd Scott said the event signifies the fulfillment of a pertinent responsibility of the Council. He further commended the field officers, external data verifiers, Assessment and Certification Committee, the Council, DCEO-Tech and the administrators of the institutes for their commitment to ensuring the realization of this responsibility.
“CTVET has its responsibilities to nation building, and to ensure it develops a sustainable competency-based system that is responsive to the actual requirements of the workplace by supplying quality and qualified skilled labour for all our national stakeholders.”
GTI Principal Dr Renita Crandon expressed confidence that the delivery of the certificates would spark a renewed interest in persons to pursue programmes at the various technical institutions with the assurance that they would receive their certificates upon completion.
The Georgetown Technical Institute received 592 outstanding certificates, the Linden Technical Institute received 95, the New Amsterdam Technical Institute received 56, the Essequibo Technical Institute received 207, the Mahaicony Technical and Vocational Training Centre received 430, the Guyana Industrial Training Centre received 167, and Clarke’s Production received nine. This makes a total of 1556 outstanding certificates now in the hands of skilled Guyanese.
Also present today was Dr. Robin Austin, Head of the Assessment and Certification Board.