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15 GDF ranks graduate from GTI
Fifteen ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) including an Officer, graduated at the 64th Convocation of the Government Technical Institute (GTI), held at the National Cultural Centre on Thursday last.
The Army’s GTI graduates with GDF Education Officer Major Christine Porter. Also in photo are GTI Principal Mr. Carl Benn and Deputy Principal Mrs. Renita Crandon-Duncan.
Lieutenant Brentnol Bart, who graduated with a Diploma in Land Surveying led the group. Corporal (CPL) Winston Sutherland, was recognised as the Outstanding First Year Student in the Business Department, while Sergeant (SGT) Trevor Norris and CPL Kevin Abrams gained recognition as Outstanding Competency Based Education (CBE) Students for 2013/2015, on the Level One Refrigeration and Air-conditioning and Masonry Programmes respectively.
Other GDF graduates were: CPL Ormaz McLennan (Furniture Making Level 1 CBE); Lance Corporal (LCPL) Shimeika Romain (Ordinary Diploma in Commerce); LCPL Kevin Ramsay (Electrical Installation – CBE); CPL Delroy Cameron and CPL Kelon Montrose (Small Appliance Repairs Level One – CBE); CPL Ruel Whinfield, CPL Patrick Crandon, and LCPL Theon Sampson (Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Level One – CBE); CPL Christopher Griffith, SGT Marlon Amsterdam, and SGT Clive Dover (Motor Vehicle Repairs Level One – CBE).
The army in a release, while congratulating the graduates on their recent achievement, stressed that professional development continues to be of critical importance for the Guyana Defence Force and, to this end, “the leadership of the Force remains committed to ensuring that its ranks gain the necessary opportunities for academic advancement”.
“Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Mark Phillips, emphasises that, the exposure of soldiers to opportunities for academic and skills development at local post-secondary institutions such as the Government Technical Institute, serves to provide them with a more rounded and expansive knowledge base for the conduct of their duties in the military.
“Although the GDF is a military institution tasked with national security, our troops must acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to function in the various Units of the Force. We have need for skilled mechanics, electricians, plumbers, welders, caterers, air-conditioning and administrative professionals. Our Officers and Ranks are soldiers first and they are specifically trained for that role.”
“Yet, apart from understanding how to fight battles, other skills are needed in the day to day operations of the Force. And so, the GDF provides its troops with the opportunities to learn and grow, so that they can contribute to sustaining a stronger, more-capable Force or arms. In addition, the academic opportunities provided, serve to equip soldiers with skills that can be of use to them and the wider society, when they revert to civilian life.”
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