The Bernard Hayot Group opened, in April 2024, the “GBH career school”. Located in the Galmot area in Cayenne, the establishment currently offers auto mechanic training. The first promotion is made up of 5 apprentices.
This April 24, the Bernard Hayot Group inaugurated the “GBH trade school”, Galmot zone. The group – which owns a network of car dealerships, rental franchises and a tire distribution network in Guyana and the West Indies – says it wants to complete the sector’s training offering.
For the moment, it offers a professional title “automotive mechanic” at CAP level. A diploma recognized by the State. Training which is added to those existing in the Jean-Marie Michotte (Cayenne) and Raymond Tarcy (Saint-Laurent du Maroni) high schools.
Steve Wellin is one of the five apprentices in this first class. It started on April 2, the training extends over seven months. “I wanted to enrich my knowledge of mechanics“, he says. This young Saint-Laurent resident is assistant manager of an automobile repair workshop in Cayenne, he wishes to one day become responsible for a workshop, or open his own garage.
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In the school workshop, the course is taught by Marius Cosset.
They spend two days in class and the rest of the time, they are in workshops in their company. They learn the essentials of mechanics, but also what concerns the environment and safety. We review everything so that they have good foundations […] These are the young people we need, because it is very difficult to find them. It’s missing!
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The training is aimed at young people aged 16 to 29. A project set up based on an observation.
Today, what led us to open this training are strong recruitment needs. We have a crying need for young people who want to work on electric vehicles, on hybrid vehicles, who would like to become team leaders, workshop managers, etc. Our objective is to provide training that is different from what exists.
Kestia Tolassy, training director at the GBH trade school
The group plans to develop its offering with baccalaureate and BTS level training in the years to come. GBH also wishes to offer training to automotive professionals to improve their skills.
