{"id":25545,"date":"2025-01-16T17:53:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25545"},"modified":"2025-01-16T17:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:53:20","slug":"148-graduate-from-bit-training-in-region-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/148-graduate-from-bit-training-in-region-10\/","title":{"rendered":"148 Graduate from BIT Training in Region 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>\u2018Equal Opportunities for All in Every Region\u2019 &#8211; Minister Hamilton<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>December 6, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 148 individuals from Region 10 graduated from the Ministry of Labour&#8217;s Board of Industrial Training (BIT) programs in various technical fields. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The graduation ceremony took place today at the Watooka Guest House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, addressed the graduands, emphasizing that the event was the result of providing equal opportunities across all regions of Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted that between 2020 and 2024, approximately 13,000 people have been trained nationwide, with 1,200 of them from Region 10 alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, 518 of these trained individuals were women, with the BIT program being led by three women in the ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Hamilton urged the graduates to remember that they were providing a valuable service and encouraged them to remain mindful of their humble beginnings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the importance of discipline, consistency, and the ability to be multi-talented in order to achieve success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard Maughn, CEO of the Board of Industrial Training, congratulated the graduates on their resilience and dedication, noting that their achievement was just the beginning of their journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maughn reminded them that in an ever-evolving world, it was essential to continuously develop their skills, think critically, and adapt to changes in the workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the graduates, Judith Grenville, who completed a course in Interior Decoration, expressed her joy at overcoming the challenges of the program with the support of her children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the 148 graduates, 49 were from Sub Region 2, further demonstrating the widespread participation in the training programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony underscored the ministry&#8217;s commitment to empowering individuals with marketable skills to enhance their employability and contribute to the region\u2019s economic growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Equal Opportunities for All in Every Region\u2019 &#8211; Minister Hamilton December 6, 2024 A total of 148 individuals from Region 10 graduated from the Ministry of Labour&#8217;s Board of Industrial&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25545","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\/25545","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=25545"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25546,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25545\/revisions\/25546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}