The reconstituted Board of Directors of the National Training Agency (NTA) received their instruments of appointment on Tuesday 2nd September, 2025 during a ceremony held at the Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills Training (MTEST), Education Towers, Port of Spain.
The NTA is a central coordinating body responsible for planning, coordinating and administering the national training systems for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in support of the nation’s workforce development. The Agency ‘s roles include regulating, promoting and facilitating a coherent system of quality TVET. Present at the ceremony were Senator Professor the Honourable Prakash Persad, Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills Training; Mr. Hansen Narinesingh, Parliamentary Secretary and Mr. Kurt Meyer, Permanent Secretary. Mr. Narinesingh specified that the NTA was established as the organization with oversight for technical and vocational qualifications. He highlighted the importance of quality assurance as he beckoned the Board to work assiduously, reminding members that at the forefront is the education of children and the responsibility for preparing people for the world of work.
In welcoming and thanking the Board, Minister Persad iterated the need for transparency , confidentiality, robust decision-making and collective responsibility. He stated, “NTA plays a critical role as we move forward.. . as a community college. Skills training is important as university education, but both involves education and training.”
The following persons have been appointed to the Board of Directors of NTA for a period of three (3) years:
– Mr. Chandar Gupta Supersad – Chairman
– Mr. Rajesh Motiram Sirjue
– Mr. Nicholson Sookhoo
– Mr. Nazim Mohammed
– Ms. Sasha Bachan
– Mr. Kevin Ramkay-Henry
– Mr. Kellon Wallace
– Mr. Theophilius Phillip Henry
– Ms. Ashana Gibran
– Mr. Richard Lee
– Mr. Harrikissoon Umraur Seegobin
– Mr. Sheldon Bowman
– Ms. Annusha Bridglal
– Mr. Kishan Dhaniram
– Ms. Sasha Tricia Ali
– Ms. Reshma Jagroop
MTEST remains ready to work with educational institutions to implement the transformations envisioned by the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
