DIGICEL has pledged $350,000 in support of the Ministry of Education’s Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) programme.
This programme, according to a release, aims to equip secondary school students with the relevant skills and knowledge for employment, enabling them to transition easily into the working environment after they have completed training.

“The Ministry of Education is mandated to ensure that Guyanese children are offered secondary education that will make them academically and economically viable. No child must be at risk of completing the secondary school cycle and not being gainfully employed, or able to advance their studies,” said Chief Education Officer (CEO), Dr. Marcel Hutson.

He added that: “TVET is a crucial factor for lifelong learning. Economies will advance when the role and positioning of TVET are well integrated within the education system.”
Digicel’s Chief Commercial Officer, Simone Pierre, indicated, “It’s an honour for Digicel to partner with the Ministry of Education through this TVET programme, as we believe in empowerment through education. Digicel has over the years been creating long-lasting initiatives in Guyana and across the region, similar to the TVET programme in areas of education, special needs and community development.”

Marcia Paddy, Assistant Chief Education Officer – Technical, expressed her sincere gratitude to the team at Digicel for always coming on board when the ministry called for the total communications provider’s continued support, the release said.