Georgetown: Consultancy firm, Deen + Partners Architects in association with Consulting Engineers Partnership and Leverage Consulting Engineers have presented two concept designs for the soon to be constructed Hospitality Institute.
The institute will be built on a 2.5-acre plot of land in the Providence area.
The first concept has three blocks, one that caters for a sixty-room hotel where students will be exposed to practical training.
The second block will facilitate classes and training for learners of the institution and the third section will be outfitted with facilities for staff and other administrative matters.
The second concept that was presented has as part of its design a hotel, a culinary block as well as a teaching block in addition to a management and utilities section.
Stakeholders will be given the opportunity to make recommendations to inform the final design.
Minister of Education, Dr. Nicolette Henry expressed her satisfaction with the progress being made with the project noting its timeliness.
“It is an important project for us particularly as we are about to enter the oil and gas sector and you know that we are expecting large numbers of persons coming to Guyana…that being said, we have to ensure that those working within the hospitality sector are well trained,” Minister Henry expressed.
Talks for the establishment of a state-of-the-art hospitality institute began under the previous administration but never fully materialised.
Deen Kamaludeen, Principal for Deen + Partners disclosed they have undertaken similar projects in the past and expressed confidence they will complete the design within the stipulated timeline of five months.
In the latter part of 2018, the Coalition Government pledged to prioritise the request of establishing a local hospitality institute by the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG). The project is being executed through the Ministry of Education with funding from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).
The establishment of the Hospitality Institute will equip Guyanese working in the industry with skills and knowledge equivalent to the rest of the Caribbean Region.
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