{"id":2016,"date":"2026-10-10T14:52:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T14:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/?p=2016"},"modified":"2026-10-10T14:53:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T14:53:47","slug":"gttci-provides-in-demand-skills-for-energy-sector%e2%80%95-prepares-a-new-generation-of-highly-technically-skilled-guyanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/2026\/10\/10\/gttci-provides-in-demand-skills-for-energy-sector%e2%80%95-prepares-a-new-generation-of-highly-technically-skilled-guyanese\/","title":{"rendered":"GTTCI Provides In-Demand Skills for Energy Sector\u2015 Prepares a New Generation of Highly Technically Skilled Guyanese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guyana\u2019s thriving oil industry has increased the demand for technically skilled professionals, and the Guyana Technical Training College Incorporated (GTTCI) is preparing a new generation of Guyanese to step confidently into energy careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From offshore production vessels to high-tech control systems, the booming oil and gas industry is rapidly reshaping workforce needs. In response, the GTTCI has adjusted its training programs to provide Guyanese with new, in-demand technical skills. Professor Clement Sankat, Director of the GTTCI, explains that the enhanced training modules at the college are providing local oil-industry-ready professionals proficient in STEM skills needed in the rapidly evolving energy landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GTTCI Facility Simulator (FacTor) provides highly specialized, competency-based training for offshore jobs. FacTor utilizes structures that mirror offshore facilities and provides practical preparation in four disciplines \u2013 Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechanical and Production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/online.fliphtml5.com\/dwrv\/Energy-Magazine-Q2-2026\/#p=44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to read more.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guyana\u2019s thriving oil industry has increased the demand for technically skilled professionals, and the Guyana Technical Training College Incorporated (GTTCI) is preparing a new generation of Guyanese to step confidently into energy careers. From offshore production vessels to high-tech control systems, the booming oil and gas industry is rapidly reshaping workforce needs. In response, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-featured","category-stem-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2016"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2019,"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2016\/revisions\/2019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}