The Ministry of Education yesterday signed two agreements with private companies to provide workplace experience for trainees at the New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI) and the Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC).
The memoranda of understanding link NATI with Raffik & Sons Construction Inc. and GITC with NTS Amega Atlantic Inc., according to a ministry release. The signing took place at the ministry’s Brickdam boardroom.
Under the NATI agreement, Raffik & Sons will accommodate students pursuing engineering, business and building programmes for site visits, demonstrations, presentations, work attachments and internships.
The Region Six-based construction company will also work with the institute to align its curriculum with employers’ skills requirements.
NTS Amega Atlantic, which serves the oil and gas sector, will provide industrial attachments for GITC trainees, along with tools, equipment and personal protective gear. The agreement also provides for workshops, guest lectures, daily stipends and insurance coverage for participating trainees during their attachments.
Deputy Chief Education Officer (Technical), Dr Ritesh Tularam, said the agreements formed part of the ministry’s policy of developing partnerships with the private sector to give trainees practical experience and help them move into employment.
“All these MoUs that the Ministry of Education would have endorsed, inclusive of the ones today, are in alignment with the TVET policy that speaks to fostering partnerships and collaboration with the private sector, ultimately with the intention of ensuring that our trainees are maximally engaged and exposed to real-life, practical, hands-on learning,” Tularam said.
The ministry identified the signatories as Tularam; Raffik & Sons Deputy Chief Executive Officer Naresh Sookoo; NATI Principal Fiona Rassoul; and GITC Administrator Dexter Cornette.
It said the agreements were the latest in a series of private-sector partnerships formalised by its Technical and Vocational Education and Training Unit this year.
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