THE Ministry of Education collaborated on an initiative organised by Bumper to Bumper Services and Surecrete Design Manufacturing Company located in Florida, to carry out a technical training workshop on concrete overlaying and epoxy finishes.

This is in an effort to improve the knowledge of builders and enhance the quality of work done in various technical institutes across Guyana, and to improve construction services to the Guyanese market.

The training commenced on Wednesday morning with a formal ceremony in the compound of the Guyana Industrial Training Centre. In attendance were representatives of the companies and organizations involved, lectures from technical institutes in Guyana as well as representatives of other entities.

At the formal ceremony, the Director of Bumper to Bumper Services, Bobby Katwaroo, said that the company would have participated in several training programmes over the years with the Government Technical Institute, and that they have allotted this workshop not only to introduce high-quality products and services to our marketplace but primarily to help improve the quality of the finishes for the retrospective finish products.

This will be done, he said, through imparting technical knowledge and hands-on training, combined with the correct products to the persons attending.

“I encourage all of you participants, engineers, architects, designers and construction technicians, to benefit to the maximum. And use the knowledge gained to impart it unto others so that we all can improve our quality of work and up our market,” Katwaroo told the participants.

The Acting Chief Education Officer (Technical), Renita Crandon, told the attendees that the whole idea of training is proof that new ways of doing things are being implemented. She urged the participants of the workshop to understand that training and development encourage and assist both professional and personal growth.

“These training help employees to achieve organizational goals as well as personal goals, and it leads to heightening of job satisfaction. Improvements in staff morals and levels of motivation can also be enjoyed. As you embark on this training in concrete overlaying and epoxy finishes, it will enlighten not only our knowledge in construction finishing, but skills as well, which in turn can improve our efficiency.”

She urged that they not see themselves as coming to another workshop, but to see beyond to the future benefits that this training can offer them as individuals and for their technical institutions.

She reminded that they ensure the knowledge gained be filtered to the students so that they can function effectively in the work environment.

The workshop is said to last two days and will be conducted by a representative from Surecrete Design Manufacturing Company.