{"id":14580,"date":"2023-12-12T20:16:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14580"},"modified":"2023-12-12T20:16:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:16:50","slug":"guyana-addresses-labour-shortages-through-strategic-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-addresses-labour-shortages-through-strategic-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Addresses Labour Shortages Through Strategic Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Ministry of Labour in Guyana has successfully addressed labour shortages in 2023 through strategic initiatives, including capital programs, policy development, and administration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton announced that 91 percent of the allocated budget for this purpose has been utilized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2023 budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Labour amounted to $451,388,753. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A significant portion of the expenditure, 79 percent, was directed towards capital programs, with a focus on the construction and renovation of facilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Hamilton outlined that the remaining capital programs are anticipated to be completed by the first quarter of the following year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, the capital projects include the construction of two training buildings in Berbice, the repair of a building in Region 4 Unity worth $40 million, the upgrading of the facility in Bartica with the addition of a welding and fabrication workshop, and the extension of the facility with joinery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, a training facility in Lethem, Region Nine, is undergoing refurbishment, and the Bina Hill Institute is being outfitted to execute four programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Hamilton assured that these projects are on track for completion, with some construction jobs expected to conclude by January or February of the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on a 2021 report from the International Office for Migration (IOM), Guyana requires a minimum of 100,000 skilled personnel for its medium-term development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Board of Industrial Training has played a crucial role in addressing this need, benefiting over 11,000 individuals across Guyana through various training programs. Notably, almost 7,000 of these beneficiaries are women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This proactive approach by the Ministry of Labour reflects the government&#8217;s commitment to enhancing the country&#8217;s workforce, meeting the demand for skilled personnel, and contributing to the overall development of Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Labour in Guyana has successfully addressed labour shortages in 2023 through strategic initiatives, including capital programs, policy development, and administration. Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton announced that&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14580"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14582,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14580\/revisions\/14582"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}