With US$20M investment, Guyana’s first oil and gas training centre opens at Lusignan

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips and other officials during
the ceremonial ribbon cutting for the new facility (Photo: News Room/ September 2, 2022)

Guyana’s first commercial heliport, with the capacity for 12 helicopters, will be established at the Lusignan area. There are other plans to develop an aviation/marine polytechnic school, a hotel and business centre.

It was also noted that the centre aims to train and recruit Guyanese.

Already, 80 Guyanese selected through the government’s Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship programme have benefitted from training at the facility. That training included a focus on health and safety, and key technical skills.

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, who addressed the launch on Friday, acknowledged that this training is essential for infusing more Guyanese into the nascent oil and gas sector.

He also said that the accredited certification provided will allow Guyanese to be among the top oil and gas workers in the world.

“With an industry that requires high skills and knowledge, it is reassuring to know that these capacities can be imparted to our people without leaving their home soil,” the Prime Minister underscored.

Meanwhile, Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat welcomed the collaboration among the local and international companies to bring about this venture. Bharrat explained that boosting local content, in the sector’s infancy stages, requires the infusion of capital and knowledge transfer from foreign companies.