{"id":26849,"date":"2025-03-11T17:35:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26849"},"modified":"2025-03-11T17:35:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:35:23","slug":"44-8m-bit-training-centre-commissioned-in-region-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/44-8m-bit-training-centre-commissioned-in-region-six\/","title":{"rendered":"$44.8M BIT Training Centre Commissioned in Region Six"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Kimberly Giddings | February 11, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Labour, through the Board of Industrial Training (BIT), has commissioned a new <strong>$44.8 million<\/strong> training center in <strong>New Amsterdam, Region Six<\/strong>, aimed at enhancing technical and vocational education in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The facility is expected to provide a more conducive learning environment for trainers and trainees participating in BIT programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kimberly-BIT-Training-Center-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials at the commissioning ceremony emphasized the center\u2019s role in equipping individuals with practical skills to improve employability and contribute to workforce development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional authorities noted that the investment aligns with the government\u2019s broader mandate to expand skills training opportunities nationwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kimberly-BIT-Training-Center-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> In addition to the New Amsterdam facility, a training center is under construction in <strong>Corriverton<\/strong>, while other centers are being developed in <strong>Regions 1, 3, and 7<\/strong>, with a facility in <strong>Region 4<\/strong> currently undergoing renovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to BIT, <strong>2,571 individuals<\/strong> have been trained in <strong>Region Six<\/strong> over the past four years through <strong>109 programs<\/strong>, with a total investment of <strong>$185 million<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The expansion of training centers is part of ongoing efforts to improve access to technical education and strengthen workforce readiness across Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kimberly Giddings | February 11, 2025 The Ministry of Labour, through the Board of Industrial Training (BIT), has commissioned a new $44.8 million training center in New Amsterdam, Region&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25465,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26849","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\/26849","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=26849"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26852,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26849\/revisions\/26852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}