{"id":19330,"date":"2024-05-01T23:50:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T23:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19330"},"modified":"2024-05-01T23:50:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T23:50:52","slug":"government-commits-to-sector-based-training-on-labour-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-commits-to-sector-based-training-on-labour-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Commits to Sector-Based Training on Labour Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Fabiana McKlmon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana marks Labour Day, Minister Joseph Hamilton reaffirms the government&#8217;s dedication to investing in sector-based training to enhance workers&#8217; skills and employment opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the Workers&#8217; Day observance, Minister Hamilton highlighted the importance of initiatives like the programmes offered by the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) in equipping the country&#8217;s workforce with technical expertise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These programmes have successfully trained hundreds of individuals in various fields such as construction, cosmetology, and electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Hamilton emphasized the need for workers to capitalize on opportunities provided by both the public and private sectors to innovate and enhance their skill sets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed that training should not just be for the sake of it but should involve thoughtful consideration towards making activities more efficient and productive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the minister urged citizens to carefully consider their career paths, emphasizing the importance of choosing professions aligned with current and future demands in the job market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He cautioned against pursuing fields that may not offer viable employment prospects, urging individuals to pay attention to professions that are currently in demand, especially those of a technical nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Labour Day serves as a moment for reflection on the progress made by the country&#8217;s working class and an opportunity to strategize for further improvements in working conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana McKlmon As Guyana marks Labour Day, Minister Joseph Hamilton reaffirms the government&#8217;s dedication to investing in sector-based training to enhance workers&#8217; skills and employment opportunities. Speaking at the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19330","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=19330"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19332,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19330\/revisions\/19332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}