GPHC sees 71 work study students graduate

Jul 20, 2019 News

The end of the school term after CXC is usually an anticipated moment as this is where students are put on work study to prepare them for the world of work. A total of 71 students from a number of schools in and surrounding Georgetown were placed at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

Scenes from yesterday’s ceremony.

Human Resources Director, Rohmena Chung, at a closing ceremony, said, “We are an organisation that values our employees and promote staff development while providing opportunities to students like you to be exposed to the world of work…
“This year we saw a total of 71 students taking part in the work study.”
She added that the work attachment students should consider themselves privileged, having spent six weeks at the said institution.
The GPHC provides a work study programme that is divided into two phases and is hosted from the months June to August.
The students present at the ceremony were considered as the first phase of the work study programme, where they were pulled from various learning institutions that were both public and private.
The work study time frame in this case was over a five-week period. Students were placed in various departments according to what they studied so that they could have hands on experience in that specific area.
Some of the departments included administration, nursing services, facilities management and the medical services department.
Chung further noted that it was the first time that she received a good report on work study students. The report said that the students’ behaviour, punctuality and overall performance were impeccable.
She thought that the students deserved everything that was coming their way.
They were also warned to take the good work ethics that they have observed at the GPHC as “Your qualifications can help you get a job but it can’t help you keep a job.”
Since apart from their qualifications there are other things that supposed to compliment the said qualifications, a very important one being their attitude.
However she was positive that conduct, punctuality and attitude would not be a problem for the students as they were excellent candidates during their stay at the medical facility.
A few students spoke about their experience at the facility and they surely had interesting things to say.
Jedia Jeffrey of Queen’s College said, “I was placed in the Radiology Department on work study for five weeks and I had never expected to learn as much as I know now.
“Neither had I expected to have such an appreciation for this institution because I never expected everybody to be working along so well.”
Georgetown Technical Institute (GTI) student, Kareem Mc Lean, said, “I stand here before you today looking back at the six weeks I spent at Georgetown Hospital.
“I still remember it like it was our first day, all excited and eager to learn more. As we began our journey we learnt a lot of new stuff that we didn’t learn in school.”
Overall all the students spoke highly of the GPHC. They insisted that their time spent there was eventful, information packed and unforgettable.

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