Selected students at the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) are now furnished with skills to enter the world of work, through an ambitious initiative spearheaded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Skills and Knowledge for Youth Employment (SKYE) Project.The project, which was done in collaboration with Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG), came to an official end yesterday with a total of 17 students receiving certificates to indicate that they are equipped with skills for the world of work or as entrepreneurs.They were subjected to six weeks of intense training which has complemented the existing programmes offered at the Ministry of Culture,Cheap Atlanta Braves Hoodies, Youth and Sport’s NOC Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast, facility.Entitled ‘Work Readiness’, the project was implemented by YCG and spanned the period November 20, 2012 through February 1, 2013, with all candidates being certified at a simple ceremony yesterday.Speaking at the ceremony, Executive Director of YCG, Dmitri Nicholson, lauded the efforts of the students to commit and complete the training,Jerseys From China, since according to him,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, it would give them a better chance in their respective pursuits.“You will be able to be sound examples for other youths, by showing them that young people can achieve many things. It is not every day that we hear that our young people are achieving wonderful things,” he stated,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, pointing out that there are many reports of youths’ involvement in crimes, drugs and other negative things in their communities.“So we know that your example will help other youths to see that they can create changes if they stick to the goals that they create for themselves,” he insisted.Echoing Nicholson’s conviction, USAID Programme Management Specialist, Chloe Noble, said that the main objective of the project was to ensure that youths are afforded the necessary tools in order to utilise their own unique skills,Wholesale Jerseys USA, creativity and potential so that they can achieve success in life. She noted that while the work that was undertaken during the course of the project was challenging, it was in fact “one step towards furthering your development and it was a very important step.”The graduating NOC students being addressed yesterdayNoble alluded to the fact that not only are the graduates now better able to communicate with others, but the knowledge that they have gained will certainly serve to ensure that they have an improved attitude towards the working environment.“These are important skills for you to become better individuals and to help you to become more productive as well,” Noble told the graduates.She pointed to the fact that the determination that was exhibited during the course of the project, coupled with the skills that were transferred, can help them to move forward as young adults.“Now is the time for you to practice what you have learnt and practice it every day…and as the saying goes, if you don’t use it, you lose it.”Recognising the USAID project as a very beneficial one, NOC’s Acting Administrator, Brian King, in brief remarks, said that he himself was able to benefit from the programme last year. Moreover, he said that the training that was offered represents an alternative to what is already being offered at the institution, which is aimed at providing to those within its care new opportunities to help improve their lives.Presently, he said, the NOC offers its students skills training in nine subject areas.“This project will help the students to have more hands-on training and more real knowledge of financing, because we don’t look at financing and we do not look at budgeting,” King stressed, adding that the participating students were able to excel because of the foundation that they were previously exposed to by NOC instructors.The ‘Work Readiness’ project was designed to transfer a set of basic employability skills, knowledge and behaviour, which are specific skill sets identified as priorities by Guyana’s employment sector,Supply Cheapest Air Max, according to USAID’s Programme Manager, Tomaisha Hendricks.She explained that the move is one of several inputs to assist youths to gain the self-confidence necessary to find and sustain employment.Moreover, through the USAID SKYE project, youths within the NOC will receive support to facilitate reintegration into their communities, following their departure from the facility.As such, the project focused on expanding employment, education and other opportunities for at-risk youths; reintegrating youth offender