Students from various secondary schools across Georgetown were earlier this week given the golden opportunity to experience the world of work as the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport organized a career fair under the theme “Choices, Decisions and Consequences’ for mainly Fourth and Fifth formers at the Carifesta Sport Complex Ground, Georgetown.
The ministry believes that young persons must be guided in choosing a career, and the fair was staged with this in mind.
Director of Sport, Carl Brandon, in his address at the fair, said the ministry saw it fit to host the fair at this time, since students are writing the CSEC examinations and will leave school shortly.
He urged the students to make the best of the opportunities available, while noting that regardless from where they come, they all have potential.
It is the ministry’s responsibility, Brandon said, to ensure the country’s most valuable assets, its young people, are well guided.
The students expressed gratitude to the ministry for hosting the event, noting that it will increase their knowledge and allow them to have a better understanding of career choices.
The fair attracted a number of organizations and government ministries, including the Ministries of Agriculture and Education, the Guyana Fire Service, and Qualfon.(GINA)