{"id":23342,"date":"2024-09-26T18:19:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23342"},"modified":"2024-09-26T18:19:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:19:57","slug":"bit-graduates-empowering-communities-through-skill-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/bit-graduates-empowering-communities-through-skill-development\/","title":{"rendered":"BIT Graduates Empowering Communities Through Skill Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Graduates from the Board of Industrial Training&#8217;s (BIT) programs are making significant strides in their communities by applying the skills they acquired through training to establish businesses and contribute to local development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among these graduates are Marlyn Brown and Sonia Sears from Region 9, both of whom completed the commercial food preparation program in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sonia Sears, a resident of Aranaputa, has become an integral member of the Aranaputa Processors Friendly Society, where she participates in the production and sale of locally made peanut butter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> She is also preparing to return as a trainer for future commercial food preparation courses, sharing her knowledge and experience with aspiring entrepreneurs in her community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marlyn Brown, a primary school teacher from Kwatamang Village, has realized her dream of becoming a caterer after earning her certificate in Commercial Food Preparation from BIT and elementary cooking at the Carnegie School of Home Economics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently pursuing a degree in Education, Leadership, and Business Management, Marlyn is keen to give back to her community by imparting the skills she has learned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is also the Chairperson of her village&#8217;s women&#8217;s group and is actively seeking markets for their purple potatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Labour is supporting these initiatives by investing in the development of a commercial food preparation and agro-processing facility, where future training sessions will be conducted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This commitment to community empowerment through education and skill development reflects a broader effort to boost local economies and enhance livelihoods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduates from the Board of Industrial Training&#8217;s (BIT) programs are making significant strides in their communities by applying the skills they acquired through training to establish businesses and contribute to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23323,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23342","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\/23342","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=23342"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23343,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23342\/revisions\/23343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}