The US$13 million ($2.6 billion) world-class Guyana Technical Training College Inc (GTTCI) Facility Simulator (FacTor) at Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice, will be a technologically advanced, multi-disciplinary campus, the first of its kind in Region Six.
This was according to President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali while delivering the keynote address at the commissioning ceremony on Friday.
“It will be the first multi-discipline campus that is built to cater for the needs of our future economy and the needs of the future of this region,” he said.
The facility is the first phase to be completed as part of the wider Guyana Technical Training College Inc, a partnership between the Government of Guyana and the Stabroek Block coventurers – ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL), Hess Corporation and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).
It is strategically located near the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) Estate in Port Mourant and is designed to train individuals for the oil and gas industry, equipping them with the relevant competencies and skills to execute their roles offshore.
Phase Two will see the construction of a campus that can house 150 students, and administrative offices equipped with all the amenities.
Guyana is one of 10 countries with a facility of this magnitude.
President Ali noted that he is pleased to be associated with this notable development, emphasising that the facility is in line with the government’s vision of creating a world-class education system that caters to the needs of the local economy and the region.
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