SEVENTEEN youths from communities across Georgetown and St Cuthbert’s Mission have benefited from two weeks of intense but fun-filled etiquette and home management training from the Carnegie School of Home Economics (CSHE).
The training was provided through a partnership between the Carnegie School and the Volunteer Support Platform (VSP), which is seeking to train and certify young Guyanese in the skill areas of customer service and hospitality management.

Thirteen females and four males between the ages of 17 and 28 benefited from the two-hour-per-day training, which commenced on March 14 and ended March 24, 2017.
The areas in which training was provided include food preparation and service, events and hospitality management, proper posture and etiquette, and customer service.
The Ministry of Education in a statement noted that hospitality management and customer service have come into sharp focus by the Government, as it is keen on assisting citizens to develop their etiquette and hospitality skills.

“This was demonstrated in the establishment of the Guyana Public Service Staff College,” the ministry pointed out, while adding that last year’s 50th anniversary celebrations highlighted the need for additional persons possessing the skills of customer service and hospitality management.