FRANKFURT Zoological Society in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) last Wednesday began a training programme at the Kaieteur National Park for tour guides and park wardens. 

Speaking during an interview with the media on Saturday last, facilitator for the programme, Thadaigh Baggallay disclosed that “the objective of the programme is to train local villagers from around Kaieteur National Park and to pass on the skills needed to be either a tour guide or a park warden.”
Baggallay noted that the training which is scheduled from December 3-11 is for current staff and also potential new recruits.
He further stated that prior to the training, “five new recruits will be employed as a result of the training, and the remaining participants will be able to use their newly-acquired skills to apply for other jobs and possibly potential workers in Kaieteur.”
In closing he noted that apart from him, there is also a representative from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who was also recruited to train the participants in using a compass and reading a map, in addition to radio use and first aid techniques.

VERY BENEFICIAL
When asked whether or not the training was beneficial, some of the participants stated that the programme is very beneficial to them and they appreciate the effort which was made by the WWF and the Frankfurt Zoological Society to do something such as this for them.