‘A’ Division Youth hosts Career Day
– as Police Force continues to keep youths actively involved
DPI, Guyana, Saturday, April 6, 2019
Scores of youth from communities in Georgetown and along the East Bank of Demerara, who comprise the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) ‘A’ Division youth groups benefitted from a massive career day exercise held at the Police Sports Club Ground.
This activity is the 5th annual instalment and was envisioned to change the direction of the lives of youths living in these areas.
The career day is meant to play an instrumental role in providing youths with vital information on possible career paths in order to establish themselves as productive members of society.
Deputy Commissioner (Administration), Paul Williams DSM, said that the occasion means a lot to the GPF.
In 1992, under the stewardship of Laurie Leyland Lewis, the GPF embarked upon engagements with vulnerable youths to reduce their inclination to crime. With that engagement, the assessment was made to target ‘Rosemary Lane’ (Tiger Bay). Beginning with only five youth, the ‘A’ Division youth group grew explosively over the years.
He added that upon the realisation that the interventions within the community was effective and had significantly reduced the crime rates in the targeted areas, the GPF continued its involvement to ensure youths maintained their upward mobility.
Several of the youth involved in the programmes also joined the GPF.
“It will help us to develop the youth and give them an opportunity to see that there is much more offered in life than what they usually see,” Williams said.
Themed “empowering positive change through career exploration, think outside the box, sweet success”, the activity saw exhibits and career advice from the Guyana Police Force, The Guyana Defense Force, CARICOM Secretariat, the Government Technical Institute, The Guyana Fire Service, and UNICOMER Inc. (Courts) as well as career opportunities from Qualfon Guyana Inc. and interactive information booths by the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) along with the Ministry of Public Health.
Nateshia Isaacs.
Images: Giovanni Gajie.