 ug guyana lands and surveys commission ink agreement for training of land administrators initiative being supported by fao ug guyana lands and surveys commission ink agreement for training of land administrators initiative being supported by fao andydindial mon 3282022 1400 rl university of guyana s vicechancellor xi prof paloma mohamed martin commissioner chief executive officer lands and surveys commission  mr enrique monize and fao country representative dr gillian smith signing the letter of agreement  the university of guyana on wednesday march 16 2022 inked a letter of agreement loa with the guyana lands and surveys commission glsc and the food and agriculture organisation fao which will see a number of officers from the glsc and other sister agencies being trained in the area of sustainable land administration and management the initiative which is part of the sustainable land development and management project is being supported by the food and agriculture organisation fao a un agency the agreement will see the university of guyana through its department of geography faculty of earth and environmental sciences offering a diploma in land administration and management lam for the second time twenty students are being fully funded through the loa and an additional six will benefit from a full tuition waiver being offered by the university the loa was signed during a simple ceremony at the jay and sylvia sobhraj center for behavioural sciences and research building cebres turkeyen campus the diploma programme aims to foster the growth and development of local land surveyors who are employed at the glsc as well as officers from other government agencies who have an interest in land administration and management students enrolled in this programme will participate in a full 18month curriculum and upon completion they will graduate with a diploma in land administration and management  university of guyana s vicechancellor xi prof paloma mohamed martin  university of guyana s vicechancellor xi prof paloma mohamed martin in giving brief opening remarks thanked the faculty of earth of environmental sciences the fao and the glsc for their commitment and dedication to seeing the programme being successfully implemented i want to thank you for having the insight and foresight for recognising the importance of a programme like this and having the energy to develop it over a year ago this is actually the second round of offering the programme to the glsc the vicechancellor expressed according to the vicechancellor the first cohort of students expressed satisfaction with the delivery of the programme the vc noted the feedback that we have gotten from the first cohort is that it has been excellent as the students were from practical practising entities in government and so it is providing tremendous support to the government of guyana and the entities it works through in supporting these development objectives ug will support 6 additional students to the programme from governmental departments in dire need of the necessary upskilling in land administration the university will also begin to offer a modernized degree in surveying in the new academic year   commissioner chief executive officer lands and surveys commission mr enrique monize  the feature address was delivered by commissioner chief executive officer lands and surveys commission mr enrique monize in his remarks the commissioner chief executive officer of the glsc noted that when he returned to the glsc in 2020 he saw the need for more training and another land administration programme in order to build the capacity of the agency we have been using land surveying students to conduct land processing in the commission so this is an opportunity to build capacity within our organisation in this vital area the commissioner noted mr monize expressed that the necessary training in land management and administration in guyana is essential for the officers land management is also a process but this deals with the resources of the land and to ensure the resources of the land are put to good use be it farming or mineral exactions there are a lot of activities in terms of housing development in the country so land management coupled with land administration could make a good programme for the lands and surveys commission the commissioner shared his profound satisfaction in the level of improvement the commission has seen in their staff from the first cohort of students and because of this the commission found it necessary to support the programme again  fao country representative dr gillian smith  fao country representative dr gillian smith said this programme seeks to provide capacity building that is certified in the field of land administration by the university of guyana for twenty students from glsc and other government entities she revealed that the value of the project is gy 206 million and urged the beneficiaries to take full advantage of the opportunities to develop themselves  chief technical advisor for sustainable land development and management mr javier prieto  chief technical advisor for sustainable land development and management mr javier prieto expressed thanks to the government of the kingdom of norway for its continued support and funding towards sustainable land preservation in guyana and for making the programme possible for the development and training for proper land administration and management in guyana two prospective students ms nadanie singh and mr lumuel wickham provided an overview of their expectations of what they hope to achieve during and after completing their diploma in the land administration and management programme the programme will begin on march 28 2022 and the persons who were selected to participate in the programme have already registered however if there is a need for queries persons can make contact with the head of the department of the faculty of earth and environmental sciences ms linda johnsonbhola via email at  headgeography uogedugy  or via telephone at 592 602 960 also present at the signing ceremony were the dean of the faculty of earth and environmental sciences dr temitope oyedotun deputy commissioner of glsc mr michael hutson and other officers of the commission the ceremony was chaired by ms andrea mohammed    ug in brief the university of guyana is the 58 th year state university of guyana it offers 136 programmes in over 60 disciplines online and facetoface on 8 campuses across guyana with a student population of now 10000 ug has provided education learning and research for over 50000 alumni the mission of the university is to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community the nation and of all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and critical inquiry ug s forwardthinking blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the university s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of guyana  contact  ms krest cummings public relations officer department of events conferences and communications decc 5926235104 ug guyana lands and surveys commission ink agreement for training of land administrators initiative being supported by fao  