GUYANA ATLANTIC VENTURES INC (AVI)
Guyana’s new training
INSTITUTE TAKES SHAPE The Caribbean’s first dedicated Marine & Offshore Training Institute is being built at East Bank Demerara in Guyana and will open in 2021.
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tlantic Ventures Inc (AVI), a wholly Guyanese-owned company with experience in both the mining and marine industries, has teamed up with India’s Alexarya Corporation International, a leading investment and development corporation, to build and manage the new Institute. This joint venture, AtlanticAlexarya Maritime Development Guyana Inc (AAMDG), is not just building the new Institute but also plans to invest elsewhere in Guyana’s fast-growing and previously under-developed maritime sector. The Institute will be a technical school, teaching practical skills to would-be seafarers in order to meet the highest professional standards required in the
ever-changing and always-demanding shipping industry. AAMDG’s Prof (Capt) Suniel Kumar has successfully established similar marine academies in Singapore, Sri Lanka, Dubai and India.
PROGRAMS The three main academic curricula offered to applicants at the Institute are the Pre-Sea Training, Officers Training and Post-Sea Training. Other basic safety training programs will also be offered. A residential facility is available within the premises of the Institute. This facility is compulsory for Diploma/Pre-Sea Training Cadets before going on board training ships. The ages for those interested in registering for the institute are between
16-37 years old and open to Guyanese nationals and those from around the Caribbean. Upon completion, graduates will be awarded with accredited certificates that
COMMITMENT MILESTONE AAMDG has met with the CEO of Guyana’s GoInvest, Dr Peter Ramsaroop, ministers of Public Infrastructure Hon. Juan Edghill and Hon. Indar Deodat, and Stephen Thomas, the Director General of the Maritime Administration Department, all of whom have committed themselves to working together with the joint venture company towards the successful development of these various projects.
26 Caribbean Maritime | June - September 2021
