GOGEC completes Region 3 secondary school seminar on oil and gas

The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) completed the final in a series of training sessions for secondary school students on oil and gas.
So far GOGEC has successfully conducted oil and gas training sessions for secondary school students on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam); West Coast Demerara, Region Three (Essequibo Islands -West Demerara); Georgetown and East Coast Demerara, Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) and Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).

The final training seminar was hosted on Friday at Leonora for secondary students from Endeavour & the Commons, Essequibo Island, Leguan Secondary, L’Aventure Secondary, Leonora Secondary, Parika Salem Secondary, Patentia Secondary, Stewartville Secondary, Uitvlugt Secondary, Vergenoegen, Vreed-en-Hoop Secondary, West Demerara Secondary, Westminster Secondary, Zeeburg Secondary, and the Leonora Technical and Vocational Training Centre.
This training plan was developed to introduce high school students to Guyana’s new and emerging oil and gas sector. The training programme was designed to help these students become familiar with the basic knowledge of the sector and ensure they are enticed to further expand their knowledge in the sector and one day contribute to its development.
This massive year-long training programme was expected to educate over 50 schools and 1000 students. The chamber has successfully met its target by completing training for a total of 65 schools and 1095 students.
According to GOGEC President Manniram Prashad, the training plan covered an introduction to the sector, players in the sector, job opportunities in the sector, exploration activities, PSA, the gas-to-shore project, and an overall understanding of Guyana’s economic, political and social history and where the country is today.
This training programme would not have been possible without the generous sponsorship by Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company – GTT and members of the oil and gas sector who participated in sensitising the students about Guyana’s emerging oil and gas industry.