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Disadvantaged youths to benefit from SKYE project donation
For many at-risk youths, workforce development training is the key to gaining the necessary skills to enter the workforce and become productive, earning members of society, according to Executive Director of the Adult Education Association (AEA), Patricia David.
These sentiments were shared Monday as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-supported programme, SKYE (Skills and Knowledge for Youth Employment), and the Education Development Centre (EDC) donated books and reading material to various organisations, including Critchlow Labour College, where
Executive Director of AEA, Patricia David, receives the book donation from USAID representative, Murray Greenidge.
the event was also held.
In attendance were representatives from the Prison Service, Adult Education Association, Volunteer Youth Corps, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Georgetown Reading and Research Centre, among others.
Officials at the head table included USAID representative, Ms. Chloe Noble; EDC’s Dr. Erik Butler, Dr. Jan Karpowicz, SKYE Chief-of-Party, and USAID representative, Murray Greenidge.
David further stated that because many young people are not functionally literate they lack a sense of responsibility, and there are many social issues that affect them.
In thanking the donors for their support, Ms David said if the materials are available, facilitators will need to sharpen their tools and skills to deliver to a specific target group.
“This specific target group we are going to train and use these materials which will always have to be motivated… All of us who are involved in this training, our watchword and chief strategy or methodology should be that our trainers and facilitators are so equipped that they can handle these materials in a positive and meaningful way,” she emphasized.
According to Murray Greenidge, the materials represent a kaleidoscope collection relevant for individuals that are not as proficient as they should be in reading and writing.
“These materials have been produced and developed by a team of experts who have been working with individuals who are remedial or not as proficient as they should be in decoding skills and basic reading and writing.”
EDC representative Dr Erik Butler related that after visiting Guyana for the past three years, dealing with various projects, he realized that there was a missing link and a fundamental requirement for youths seeking jobs.
Adding that the human skill is present and only the material must be produced, Dr Butler said “young people must be able to answer yes to the question of can you read; they must be able to acquire information in all the ways needed. We connected to a foundation based in Pittsburgh, USA called ‘Brothers Brothers’ which supplies goods that people need…We were very pleased to receive these books and reading materials at no cost.”
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