A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Association (ARIA) and Peake Industries Limited to establish an Air Condition and Refrigeration (ACR) Apprenticeship Programme. The signing, witnessed by Tertiary Education Mnister Fazal Karim, took place recently at the National Energy Skills Center (NESC) Point Lisas.
The ACR Apprenticeship Programme will ���������������������������������������aid in production of the required quantity and quality of skilled persons to meet the demands of the sector.The MoU sanctions the parties involved to co-operate on a five year project establishing the programme.It will engage the sector to support learning and work-based training where learning is facilitated through observation, simulation, practice and interaction with experienced practitioners.
It will utilise the On the Job Training (OJT) Programme and those involved in the Workforce Assessment Centres.Kenneth Boodoo, managing director of Peake Industries Limited and President of ARIA, said: "I am very happy to be here and hope that this signing of the MoU can go into fruition where the industry could expand.
"My membership will be happy and ultimately the end user, the customers, will be satisfied because we will have qualified, skilled people to give them value for money, which they deserve, and be professional as well as timely."