THE Government continues to make good on its promises to Guyanese as specific focus is being placed on the education and empowerment of young people countrywide.

The Administration, through the Ministry of Education’s Kuru Kuru Training Centre, is currently recruiting youths between the ages of 16 and 25 years to commence training in October 2015. The Government Information Agency (GINA) said all programmes and entry into the institution are free of cost.

According to Senior Training Officer, Ernestine Wade-Ramsey, the recruitment drive commenced on June 27, 2015, and has so far received approximately 800 applications from all the administrative regions, except Region Nine. The team is expected to visit Region Nine this weekend to wrap-up the exercise.

She explained that following this countrywide outreach, applications will be processed over the next few weeks, and successful applicants will be subsequently advised.

The training programme is 10 months in duration and covers the areas of Business Studies, Carpentry, Electrical Installation, Furniture Making, Garment Construction, Masonry, Motor Mechanics, Plumbing and Sheet Metal, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, and Welding and Fabrication.

While at the institution, students will also be offered remedial Mathematics, English Language, Information Technology and Entrepreneurialship.
“We have a lot to offer in this package – other benefits of the programme will allow you a monthly stipend and importantly, we have the Driver’s Education Programme so you can return with your driver’s license,” she told youths in the Moruca Sub-region, Region One, during her recent visit.
The recruitment exercise allows for an examination to be taken by the prospective students from which their acceptance is determined. Several youths of the Santa Rosa community, Moruca, participated in such an exercise last weekend at the Santa Rosa Secondary School.
The centre also offers six weeks of work attachments, educational tours, free uniforms and meals. Transportation to and from the centre is also provided to students. The students who will be on location at the centre’s dormitory facilities (on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway) for the duration of the programmes, will also be exposed to sport and cultural activities and will be provided with medical services.