Over 40 persons from Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) registered on the National Job Bank Website, which is managed by the Ministry of Labour’s Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency (CRMA).

According to a press release, the interest stemmed from the Regional Labour Office’s participation in the University of Guyana’s (UG) Campus Open Day and Job Fair on April 28, 2023.

It was held under the theme “Advancing Local Content Priorities: Maximizing Opportunities in Berbice.”

Some of the batch received on-site interviews from ten companies.

The Regional Labour Office was one of numerous organisations that set up shop to help people find work. It also educated persons on Labour Laws, Cooperative and Friendly Societies, employment prospects and the National Job Bank website, training opportunities, and Occupational Health & Safety.

In 2022, it was reported by this news agency that, in November, over 300 persons had secured employment through the Job Bank since it opened in March 2022.

This number was a marked increase in the number of persons who have been able to be placed in a job by the Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency (CRMA).

Comparatively, of the persons who sought jobs in 2021, 731 were submitted for possible employment placement, while 186 were successfully placed in jobs.

At the National Job Bank, job-seekers can post their credentials and employers can post vacancies, using the facility which can be accessed at www.jobs.gov.gy. Both the job-seekers and employers will be required to register and create accounts before using the services of the job bank.

The job bank is accessible from any location where internet service is available.

“Against the backdrop of rapid technological changes globally and in Guyana, [the National Job Bank] launch allowed for the modernisation of the work of the Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency and strengthened the network between employers and prospective employees,” Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton said in 2022.

Established under the Employment Exchange Act of 1944, the CRMA is tasked with the mandate of matching suitably qualified persons to existing vacancies, canvassing for job vacancies to place job-seekers, maintaining vacancy records, providing advice, career guidance and counselling, as well as capacity-building for job-seekers.