Development key towards a productive workforce – Brutus tells Essequibo youths

A total of 801 adults, youths and children on Friday received their certificates after completing several courses at the Zara Computer Centre at Suddie, Essequibo Coast, on Friday.

Speaking about the Zara Computer Centre’s advancement, Deputy Commissioner Administration (ag), Calvin Brutus said that while the programmes at the facility focus on the entry levels, foundation, and some advanced programmes, they are currently looking at the curriculum for other subject areas to offer.
He pointed out that the Guyana Police Force is looking at providing assistance for those students who are undertaking the National Grade Six Examinations at the Zara Computer Centres while adding that in September, the Force will be looking at offering assistance in terms of lessons and assistance to complete SBAs in five subject areas: Mathematics, English, Social Studies, Information Technology, and EDPM.
Brutus announced that the Force is resuming training and that the goal is to expand across the country.
“Essequibo is no different, and we have already set our sights on a building at the Charity compound to open another centre to assist in taking off the number of persons who wish to access our facilities to do IT training.”
“We are about a week away,” he remarked, “from commencing our work to refurbish that building. And hopefully, by December, that centre should be up and operational.”
Further, according to Brutus, the intention of the new centre is to provide access to those persons who live in close proximity so that they can access training in computer studies and other technical programmes in the IT sector.
The establishment will cut transportation costs for those who wish to access these programmes, while reaching a wider cross-section of society that is adjacent to the facility. He noted that the community of Aurora is also being looked at to augment the two centres to give proper coverage to the Division.
With respect to the Force’s strategic plan, Brutus noted that much emphasis is placed on partnership and the development of our people. He explained that the facilities under these two pillars in the Strategic Plan caters not only to members of the public but also to the ranks of the Guyana Police Force.
“Development is key to having a productive workforce in our society.”
This, he said, is the Force’s primary objective.
In addition, he noted that the Force intends to offer more advanced programmes other than PC Repairs, and this, he said, will commence in the first quarter of 2023.
“All of this is geared toward developing youths, young adults and members of the Guyana Police Force in three critical areas: to make sure that we have youths who are skilled to take up the jobs that foreign companies and foreign investors are opening in our society; to access and be more productive in our general institutions in Guyana locally; and also when we look at training our personnel, we want to have a more technologically educated Police Force,” the acting Deputy Commissioner Administration added.