Gambia
Technical Training Institute (GTTI) engineering department is training three
sets of technicians at their campus on the UNIDO project in raising awareness
on hydrocarbon and carbonoxide management in the use of refrigerator and air
conditioning.
Speaking
at the opening ceremony, the Director of academics at GTTI, Edward C. Mansel,
said Gambia Technical Training Institute in fulfillment of its mandate with its
partners is to address the middle level manpower needs of The Gambia.
They
have engaged in series of technology transfers to technicians in the
refrigeration and air conditioning industry
in The Gambia, he added.
He
said the training was a capacity building one for technicians in fulfilling one
of the desired outcomes of the innovation and enterprise efforts to provide
practical platforms for technicians in the area of their expertise in the use
of natural refrigerants.
He
further stated that the lack of knowledge and information about the natural
refrigerants and training facilities in the use of gases was a great concern to
environmental degradation, which is the basis for global warming.
He
said GTTI is a training provider for technical education in The Gambia and has
partnered with NEA for the past 18 years.
The
purpose for the training was to educate the technicians on the best and most
cost effective approach in reducing greenhouse gas emission, he stated.
The
promotion of natural friendly gas for refrigeration and air conditioning
application was a contract signed between UNIDO and GTTI to embark on awareness
raising campaign to build the capacities of technicians and entrepreneurs.
Momodou
LBS Drammeh, head of Engineering Department at GTTI, said the training would
help technicians in creating awareness in commercial applications of ozone
depleting substances in reducing greenhouse gases as they deal mostly with
individuals and community.
Their
participation would go a long way in environment related issues like energy
efficiency projects and the introduction of renewable energy in a bid to ensure
that the environment is clean and void of pollution.
