Nations School of Technology graduates City and Guilds welders
Nations School of Technology graduated 27 welders from the City and Guilds Level 1 MMA Welding Course on February 7, 2025.
In a press release, the institution noted that His Excellency, President Irfaan Ali, had granted 3,000 scholarships to this programme in his presentation at the Nations School of Technology’s launch event held May 18, 2024.
The programme is funded through the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) initiative, which has already graduated over 25,000 people throughout the country.
According to the release, for more than 140 years, City and Guilds has worked with people, organisations and economies, to help them identify and develop the skills they need to thrive. City and Guilds understands the life changing link between skills development, social mobility, prosperity and success.
Nations School of Technology partnered with City and Guilds to deliver work-based learning programmes that build competency, to better support prospects for people, organisations and wider society.
It noted that Nations School of Technology is appreciative of the partnership with Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer of TGY Industrial for their support in this initiative.
Front from left: Marcia James (Nations Internal Verifier), Pam O’Toole (Nations Director), Elizabeth Adrian (Assistant Lecturer), Aalim Speede (Lecturer), Zestnealia Kennedy (HSSE Manager) and Liam O’Toole (Director of Nations School of Technology), pictured with the first 27 welders of 173 who so far have completed the programme since its commencement October 28, 2024.Zestnealia Kennedy (TGY HSSE Manager) Left and Niaomi Mclennon (graduate)
“We are thrilled to be here at the graduation of 27 Guyanese welders through the partnership with GOAL and the Government of Guyana. As an educational institution we want to see more of our graduates progressing through their careers into the mining, agriculture, construction and oil and gas sectors and know that the International Accreditation provided by a City and Guilds certificate will greatly help our students improve their employability and quality of life for themselves and their families. We look forward to the end of 2025 when we will have celebrated the graduations of over 1,000 welders in levels 1,2 and 3 of the City and Guilds welding programme,” Liam O’Toole, Director of Nations School of Technology, stated.
Nations School of Technology continues to offer courses through City and Guilds in Carpentry, Masonry, Electrical Installation, Plumbing, AC and Refrigeration and Engineering.
The Level 2 Engineering programme will commence in first quarter of 2025 and will include classes on hydraulics and electrical installation and testing.
Of particular interest is the commencement of the Cell Phone Repair course commencing at the end of February, 2025.
Interested people should contact nations via [email protected] for more information on how to benefit from the GOAL scholarship, as well as the Engineering and other courses on offer.
