{"id":25432,"date":"2025-01-16T15:31:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25432"},"modified":"2025-01-16T15:31:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:31:48","slug":"20-women-to-benefit-from-2-year-training-program-in-solar-panel-electrical-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/20-women-to-benefit-from-2-year-training-program-in-solar-panel-electrical-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Women to Benefit from 2-Year Training Program in Solar Panel &amp; Electrical Repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Kimberly Giddings | December 3, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Labour is launching a two-year training program aimed at empowering women across Guyana with skills in solar panel repair and servicing of electrical appliances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, which will begin in January 2025, will see two women selected from each region to undergo intensive training, equipping them with valuable expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon completing the program, participants will receive certifications, enabling them to become trainers in their respective regions, spreading their knowledge and skills to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, emphasized how the program will reduce reliance on outside trainers, especially in regions lacking local expertise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that in previous training efforts, trainers had to be brought in from the coastland, but this program will empower local women to provide training, keeping resources within their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Hamilton further highlighted that this initiative is not just about skill-building; it also fosters financial empowerment and regional development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By investing in local talent, the program ensures that economic benefits stay within the regions, promoting greater self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Human Services selected the women through the Women\u2019s Investment and Innovation Network (WIIN) program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Bank is funding the training, which is supervised by the Guyana Energy Authority and implemented by the Board of Industrial Training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kimberly Giddings | December 3, 2024 The Ministry of Labour is launching a two-year training program aimed at empowering women across Guyana with skills in solar panel repair and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25432","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\/25432","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=25432"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25433,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25432\/revisions\/25433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}