The year’s Education Month is being celebrated under the theme “Investing in people, changing lives.” As we join in celebrating this important month, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is happy to invest in changing the lives of students across Guyana with the promotion of standards, metrology and consumer rights through school lectures, competitions and other awareness activities.
The development of our country demands the awareness and understanding of the principles of Standardisation for the effective implementation of basic requirements and best practices within the various sectors. In addition to the formal education provided in schools (nursery to tertiary), the GNBS has been very supportive of the Ministry of Education in teaching students the importance of standards.
As students return to school tomorrow, Monday, September 04, 2023, the GNBS is eager to reengage them on the importance of Standards, using the International System of Units and their rights as consumers. These topics are all important as it helps the students and pupils to only purchase or accept quality goods and services, encourage their parents/guardians to exercise their rights as consumers and influence them to become good ambassadors of the GNBS. Further, these activities also help to mould the minds of these young people, who will grow up to be business owners or employees in the public and private sectors.
During the month of September, the GNBS Corporate Communications team will be travelling to the town of Lethem in Region Nine where school lectures are planned for the Grade Nine students of the St. Ignatius Secondary School and Grade Six students of the Arapaima Primary School. These sessions are a customary part of the Bureau’s outreaches to the various regions. For the year thus far, outreaches have been conducted to Regions One, Two, Six and Ten and these activities will continue for the remainder of the year.
These lectures are also conducted for other learning institutions at the tertiary level where they are educated on careers in Standards, the development and application of standards, and how standards are beneficial in streamlining organisations and businesses to produce and provide quality goods and services to consumers locally and for export.
In October, as part of its National Quality Week (NQW) activities, the GNBS will be conducting an Impromptu Speech Competition for the students of schools in Region Three. This year’s theme for NQW is “Shared Vision for a Better World: Incorporating SDG 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing).” As such, the competition will address issues relating to food safety standards and metrology.
By engaging our younger population in schools who are our future businessmen and women, active consumers, and leaders in society on Standards, the GNBS is actively providing knowledge to support their future career endeavours.
The provision of formal and informal education develops knowledge and critical thinking, which are also vital for logical decision making in business organisations. Outside of the formal school system, the GNBS, through its cadre of professionals, conducts training on an array of national and international standards for individuals and companies to aid their certification and to demonstrate conformance to requirements.
For further information, please contact the GNBS on telephone numbers: 219-0064-66 or WhatsApp 692-4627 or email us at info@gnbsgy.org
