GTA conducts first aid, CPR training for service providers

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) in its bid to improve and advance the local tourism sector has embarked on a series of training programmes in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) targeting persons involved in the sector.
The first aid and CPR training that was done which was the first of its kind for the year by the GTA was conducted last week.
The training was for persons working in the tourism industry whether directly or indirectly.

Thirty persons from the New Amsterdam area were certified having successfully completed the examination.
Training and Tourism Development Officer of GTA Chetnauth Persaud said the goal is to ensure persons working in the industry can sustain an injured person’s life until help can be received.
With more hotels being opened up in Region Six, there is a need for more persons to be employed in the tourism industry. According to Persaud, more persons are traveling to the region for tourism-related activities than ever before.
Additionally, more tour guides and persons are entering the industry as service providers. Persaud said that is why it is pivotal to have more persons trained in first aid and CPR.
Two similar training programmes conducted in the Region last year resulted in about 50 persons being qualified to provide first aid and CPR.
However, he noted that it is also essential for persons to be trained as tour guides which will make them marketable.
“Persons from the first tour guide training were a part of this class getting their first aid licence. To be a tour guide those are the two major training that they would need; their tour guide training and also their first aid and CPR training.”
Persaud noted that about four persons have already approached tour companies and at least two have since been employed with Touring Guyana.
“This is basically because they have completed the training and Touring Guyana has seen value in them being a tour guide,” Persaud said. (G4)