{"id":26923,"date":"2025-03-13T14:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26923"},"modified":"2025-03-13T14:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:18:09","slug":"eight-guyanese-selected-for-modec-trainee-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/eight-guyanese-selected-for-modec-trainee-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Guyanese Selected for MODEC Trainee Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon<\/em><br><em>February 14, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight Guyanese professionals have been selected to participate in a trainee programme facilitated by MODEC Guyana, a Japanese company specializing in the construction and operation of floating solutions for the offshore energy sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, launched in collaboration with ExxonMobil, aims to equip young Guyanese graduates with essential skills to enhance their careers in the offshore energy industry and contribute to the long-term development of Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the programme\u2019s commencement ceremony on Thursday, Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton emphasized the need to modernize the education sector to allow students to explore a wider range of career opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the importance of prioritizing technical and vocational education alongside academic learning to meet the demands of the evolving workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MODEC Guyana\u2019s Country Manager, Rafael Fumis, outlined the structure of the trainee programme, which includes immersive hands-on experience in Brazil and Singapore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon completion, the trainees will return to Guyana to take on critical roles within MODEC\u2019s local operations, supporting the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative represents a strategic effort to develop future leaders in the industry while fostering local talent for Guyana\u2019s growing offshore energy sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine ChaconFebruary 14, 2025 Eight Guyanese professionals have been selected to participate in a trainee programme facilitated by MODEC Guyana, a Japanese company specializing in the construction and operation&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26923","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=26923"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26924,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26923\/revisions\/26924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}