The sixth batch of apprentices was welcomed to the Republic Bank family at the launch of the bank’s Youth Link Apprenticeship Programme last Friday, in the Woodbine Room of the Cara Lodge Hotel, Quamina Street, Georgetown. The programme commenced at 16: 00h with a prayer, followed by speeches and cocktails.
This batch of 29 apprentices will delight in the same experiences the young men and women have enjoyed over the past five years during their respective seven-month stints, the bank said in a release.
The new apprentices will be exposed to both classroom and on-the-job training.
They will also, through the “Care-A-Van” be introduced to the element of care and compassion for the less fortunate. A day of fun and relaxation at a specially selected location will also be part of the youth link experience.
Started over two decades ago at Republic Bank Limited, Trinidad and Tobago, and introduced in Guyana in 2008, the programme sought to bridge the gap between the end of the participants’ school life and the start of their career.
Through the apprenticeship, participants are enabled to be more marketable in their career pursuits and are also offered the tools and insights that they can only get on the job.
The apprenticeship programme is geared to guide the apprentices through a process of personal and professional growth and includes facets that when combined, will teach the youths valuable skills for professional and social development.
