Global Asset Integrity & Maintenance Management Services (GAIMMS) Guyana, a leading asset management solutions provider in the energy, marine, and construction sectors, has launched its first Welding and Fabrication Workshop, designed to equip apprentices with both theoretical knowledge and hands-on industrial training.
Five Guyanese apprentices (middle row) with GAIMMS’ CEO Derek Cardinez (centre)
The inaugural batch includes five talented individuals (3 males, 2 females): Eliyahu Yisrael, Tia Henry, Shabique Jabbar, Alex Andrews, and Dwayne Winter.
These apprentices will join the GAIMMS team on the Yellow Tail Steel Fabrication W-BEAMS Project, gaining invaluable on-the-job experience.
This initiative is geared toward promoting local Guyanese workers in the energy sector, with global standards, industrial excellence, and international experience. The programme also offers international exchange opportunities with STEP Oil & Gas in Brazil.
GAIMMS delivers innovative asset management solutions for the energy, marine, and construction industries, specialising in maintenance, repair, and operational optimisation. With a focus on environmentally friendly technologies, GAIMMS brings cutting-edge, safe and sustainable solutions to Guyana while fostering local expertise.
Under the leadership of Derek Cardinez, GAIMMS continues to collaborate with the Guyanese workforce to build globally competitive skills in asset management and industrial maintenance.
Addressing this grand initiative in a recent press release, the company noted that this innovative programme distinguishes itself by focusing on real-world industrial practices, ensuring participants gain skills directly applicable to major projects.
Successful graduates will have the opportunity to further refine their expertise through an international exchange programme facilitated by GAIMMS and its joint venture partner, STEP Oil & Gas in Brazil.
Derek Cardinez, a seasoned oil & gas professional, with over 25 years of experience, highlighted that the initiative is aimed at developing Guyana’s workforce with globally recognised skills.
“This initiative underscores GAIMMS’ dedication to developing Guyana’s workforce with globally recognised skills,” he said. “By bridging the gap between training and industrial application, we’re preparing Guyanese talent for high-value opportunities in the energy and construction sectors.”
Meanwhile, Wystan Robertson, Director and Business Development Consultant at GAIMMS, added:
“As a Guyanese company, our aim from inception was to ensure the necessary knowledge transfer to enable a competent local workforce. We started our Local Workforce Training Initiative in January 2024 with training in ColdWork Asset Maintenance and Repair Solutions, conducted by our French partner Coldpad and our local facility partner, the Guyana Technical Institute (GTI).
The Welding and Fabrication Workshop is conducted by GAIMMS’ certified professionals in partnership with STEP Oil & Gas in Brazil, to ensure that participants not only learn best practices but also gain international exposure and training to global standards.”
