HELD under the theme “Building blocks for a strong foundation,” the University of Guyana’s Career/Open Day 2015 saw thousands of schools across Guyana along with many private and public sector entities participating in the event.

The opening ceremony was staged at the George Walcott Lecture Theatre (GWLT) Friday, in the presence of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (VC) Elizabeth Samlall and Dr. Barbara Reynolds, among representatives of both the private and public sectors.
In delivering brief remarks, Dr. Reynolds stressed on the necessity of having an array of diverse professionals in our country and in order to attain such a goal, one must consider his/her academic path which begins at the University of Guyana. Similar sentiments were then conveyed by members of the university’s Students Society.
Amidst the academic and humorous remarks, were several enthusiastic cultural presentations by students and members of the university. Chevy Devonish, UG’s Law Society President, marvelously stood out with his poem that embraced the bad outcome of marijuana. A representative of the Confucius Institute of UG lifted the gathering as she sang a cultural song. There were also dances done by students and the university’s Student Society’s ruling Queen, Esther Inniss.

The event also featured a “talent splash,” which was initiated by the Public Relations Division that focused on various talents and skills that students hold. A competition was also held within the faculties on the basis of which has the best display. The final-year social work students also hosted a blood drive in the midst of the event.
Schools from Berbice as well as Linden expressed their appreciation to the university for giving them the opportunity to explore their career paths. They also had the opportunity of viewing the services offered by the Faculties of Agriculture and Forestry, Education and Humanities, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Technology, the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Confucius Institute.
Public Relations Officer (PRO) Paulette Paul told this publication that the aim of this event is to show the link between areas of study at the university and career opportunities in the organisations that had participated.
Some of the organisations that took part in this year’s Career Day were: the Accountancy Training Centre(ACC), Air Services Limited (ASL), Banks DIH, Demerara Distillers, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI), the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA),the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the Guyana Post Office Corporation, the Guyana Prison Service, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, the Guyana Technical Institute (GTI), the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Guyana School of Agriculture, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) and Roraima Airways among others.