A youth seeking a fighting chance

Aug 04, 2022 Letters

Dear Editor,

Please allow me this opportunity to just highlight a few burning issues.

Recently I read an article where the Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony was encouraging youths to make use of opportunities available in the health sector. I guess I should congratulate him and his team for the great job that they have done so far.

I don’t know what the selection process is like when it comes to being selected for training programmes offered through the Ministry of Health. However, December of last year I applied to be considered for training one of three of the programmes offered through the ministry (Dentex, Dental Assistant and Medical Laboratory Technician) which I was very eager for.

However it seems that I didn’t meet the criteria to be considered for any of the programmes, I’m guessing this because I haven’t heard from anyone form the ministry’s training division.

The basic requirements for most of the training programmes were CSEC English, Mathematics and a science subject.

I have 8 CSEC subjects, the only subject I didn’t get an acceptable grade in is Mathematics.

Let’s now turn our attention to the Education Ministry. It is probably the only ministry in Guyana that I support 100%. Minister Manickchand is doing a wonderful job.

Ma’am I do hope that this letter is seen by you, as this is probably my last means of reaching to you.

Let me start by saying that your vision of having a 100 percent trained teachers status across Guyana isn’t a bad idea at all.

But the problem comes when you’re a youth from a small community who really wants to be someone respectable in society and make an honest living. But you are not financially stable to see yourself through college; yes I’m aware that a stipend is paid to those who are attending college but ma’am let’s be real here a salary is way better than a stipend.

Ma’am I said all of that because I am a 28-year-old male who would have applied to the teaching service commission about six times already and to date I haven’t heard a word from anyone. I honestly don’t want to be like most of the guys my age who turn to all of the wrong things just to make ends meet, my parents taught me better.

But at this point I am tired of applying and not hearing a word from anyone, I have exhausted all my options.

And I know that there are many others like myself who are depressed and tired with everything.

If this letter gets to Minister Manickchand or Minister Anthony or anyone who could tell me something, anytime I can be contacted at email: jamalscott2894@yahoo.com

Tired Youth

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