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YOUTHS ENCOURAGED TO GET INVOLVED IN WOODWORKING, BINA HILL INSTITUTE TRAINING YOUTHS IN AREAS OF FORESTRY

Young People Urged to Explore Forestry Careers Amid Oil Sector Boom


By Antonio Dey | HGP Nightly News


As interest in oil and gas careers grows across Guyana, young people are being urged not to overlook opportunities in the forestry and woodworking sectors, where demand remains high for skilled professionals such as plumbers, carpenters, upholsterers, and furniture makers.

Speaking at the launch of the Forest Value Creation Hubs Project on Monday, Joyce Linda, Director of Lyanna Keen Furnishings, encouraged youth to explore vocational trades that are essential to economic growth, particularly in sustainable industries.

“We need plumbers. We need carpenters. We need furniture people… We need upholsterers,” Linda said, noting that while oil jobs may offer good pay, traditional trades continue to form the backbone of Guyana’s infrastructure and cultural development.

The 192 million Guyana dollar project, launched at the residence of the British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller, is a collaborative initiative aimed at training and certifying youth and Indigenous communities in forestry-related skills over the next 18 months.

Vanda Radzik, Trustee of the Beina Hill Institute, emphasized that the project will include technical training programs targeting university students and Indigenous youths, particularly in the North Rupununi and other forested regions.

“My big hope is for this project to give a boost — a blossoming — so that Indigenous people… can have their own brilliance recognized with timber and non-timber products,” Radzik stated.

Courses will be offered in:

  • Reduced Impact Logging
  • GPS and Mapping Techniques
  • Forest Management Practices

Upon successful completion, students will receive official certification from the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC). Training will take place at both the Beina Hill Institute and in field locations such as Mari, Region 7.

Radzik reassured that Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) principles — a key component of the Amerindian Act of 2006 — were strictly observed throughout the project’s rollout.

The Forest Value Hubs Project, supported by UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT), aims to create sustainable livelihoods while conserving Guyana’s forests. This initiative complements broader efforts to diversify the economy beyond oil and gas, fostering environmentally responsible development.

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