THE Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) has successfully conducted oil and gas training for secondary school students in Berbice, East Coast, Georgetown, West Demerara, Essequibo, and Linden.

The final training seminar was hosted on Friday at Leonora for secondary students from Endeavour & the Commons, Essequibo Island, Leguan Secondary, L’Aventure Secondary, Leonora Secondary, Parika Salem Secondary, Patentia Secondary, Stewartville Secondary, Uitvlugt Secondary, Vergenoegen, Vreed-en-Hoop Secondary, West Demerara Secondary, Westminster Secondary School, Zeeburg Secondary, and the Leonora Technical and Vocational Training Centre.

“This training plan was developed to introduce high school students to Guyana’s new and emerging oil and gas sector. The training programme was designed to help these students become familiar with the basic knowledge of the sector and ensure they are enticed to further expand their knowledge in the sector and one day contribute to its development,” GOGEC said in a press statement.

This massive year-long training programme was expected to educate over 50 schools and 1,000 students. The chamber has successfully met its target by completing training with a total of 65 schools and 1,095 students.

According to the President of GOGEC, Manniram Prashad, the training plan covered an introduction to the sector, players in the sector, job opportunities in the sector, exploration activities, PSA, the gas-to-shore project, and an overall understanding of Guyana’s economic, political and social history and where the country is today.

This training programme would not have been possible without the generous sponsorship by Guyana’s Telephone and Telegraph Company – GTT — and other members of the chamber, who participated in sensitising the students about Guyana’s emerging oil and gas industry.