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Essequibo Technical Institute observes 13th anniversary
Students drawn from five Secondary Schools on the Essequibo Coast were offered an opportunity, yesterday, to gain a more comprehensive knowledge through the “Try a skill” programme.
Michael Turner
That programme was extended by the Essequibo Technical Institute, on Wednesday, in observance of the technical institute’s 13th anniversary.
The two-day event is extended to today. Presiding principal, Michael Turner reflected that the idea and concept behind the establishment of a Technical Institute on the Essequibo Coast was conceptualized by the late Education Minister, Dr. Dale Bisnauth, who was an Essequibian.
He saw the need to facilitate students who were interested in acquiring a technical skill
Turner explained that in 2001, the Technical Institute was constructed at Anna Regina Housing Scheme where the Administration workshop was previously housed. The institute has over the years continued to facilitate students from as far as Bartica, Wakenaam and areas in the Pomeroon River. It also facilitates school dropouts but who are interested in technical and vocational studies in preparation for the work force.
Turner said that while most persons are of the view that attending a Technical facility is seen as not being academically inclined, he is convinced that being exposed to technical studies enhances a person’s ability to be guaranteed a job, especially in industries and with companies.
Turner added, that currently the Institution has a student population of 360 and offers ten extended programmes.
Two years ago both The Barama Group of Companies and the Caricom Rice Mills Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Essequibo Technical Institute to foster employment for students through an
Essequibo Technical Institute
apprentice programme and scholarship.
During the Institution’s 13 years, the Institution has seen a number of expansions in areas of the water treatment facility, the dormitory, the library, and the fitting and metal workshops.
Region Two Vice Chairman, Vishnu Samaroo, said that over the years the institution has done remarkably well. He reminded both students and lecturers that people are being trained with the hope that they create wealth, and sustain their own lives and those of their families and country as a whole. (Yannason Duncan)
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